Uses of tgap7 for the modulation of leucocyte activation

ABSTRACT

Described are pharmaceutical compositions comprising polynucleotides encoding TGAP7 protein or a biologically fragment thereof. Furthermore, pharmaceutical compositions are described which comprise vectors comprising the aforementioned polynucleotides and/or host cells transformed therewith. Additionally, pharmaceutical compositions comprising antisense constructs to be aforementioned polynucleotides are described. Furthermore, methods and uses for modulating immune responses through the TGAP7 protein as well as pharmaceutical compositions comprising agents which act on the TGAP7 protein are described. Also, the use of said polynucleotide, vector, protein or antibody for the preparation of diagnostic and pharmaceutical compositions for use, inter alia, in organ transplantation, for the treatment of autoimmune, allergic or infectious diseases, or for treatment of tumors is provided.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

[0001] The present invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising polynucleotides encoding a TGAP7 protein or a biologically active fragment thereof. Furthermore, the present invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising a nucleic acid molecule of at least 15 nucleotides in length hybridizing specifically with a polynucleotide described herein or with a complementary strand thereof. In addition, the present invention pertains to pharmaceutical compositions comprising vectors containing polynucleotides encoding a TGAP7 protein, comprising (host-)cells which comprise said polynucleotide(s) or said vectors, comprising a TGAP7 protein or biologically active fragments thereof, comprising an antibody which specifically recognizes a TGAP7 protein or a fragment thereof, or comprising an antisense construct capable of inhibiting the expression of a polynucleotide encoding a TGAP7 protein. Additonally, this invention provides diagnostic compositions and methods of diagnosing biologically conditions. Also, the invention relates to methods for identifying binding partners to a TGAP7 protein and to methods for identifying leucocyte activating or co-stimulating compounds or for identifying inhibitors of leucocyte activation and stimulation. Finally, the present invention relates to the use of the before described polynucleotide(s), vector(s), protein(s), antisense construct(s) for the preparation of compositions for diagnosing or the treatment of acute and chronic diseases, involving T-cell activation and Th1 and Th2 immune response, for the treatment of acute and chronic rejection of allo- and xeno-organ transplants and bone marrow transplantation, for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, lupus erythramatodes, multiple sklerosis, encephalitis, vasculitis, diabetes mellitus, pancreatitis, gastritis, thyroiditis, for the treatment of (maligne) disorders of T, B or NK cells, for the treatment of asthma, lepramatosis, Helicobacter pylori associated gastritis or for the treatment of skin tumors, adrenal tumors or lung tumors, wound healing, growth disorders, inflammatory and/or infectious diseases.

[0002] Several documents are cited throughout the text of this specification. Each of the documents cited herein (including any manufacturer's specifications, instructions, etc.) are hereby incorporated herein by reference; however, there is no admission that any document cited is indeed prior art as to the present invention.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0003] T-cell activation is accompanied with sequential changes in the expression of various genes over several days and involves multiple signaling pathways [1]. Stimulation of T-cells is initiated by the interaction of antigen-specific T-cell receptors (TCR) with MHC bound antigenic peptides presented on the surface of antigen presenting cells (APC), but full proliferative T-cell response requires additional costimulatory signals which are provided by the interaction of proteins expressed on the surface of T-cells and APC [2,3,4,5]. In addition, a number of cytokines as well as other proteins are known to augment T-cell activation, although many of them appear not to be essential for the basic proliferative T-cell response [3,6]. Moreover, a growing body of evidence indicates that the microtubule cytoskeleton of lymphocytes plays a major role in T-cell activation. Stimulation of T-cells was demonstrated to result in molecular rearrangement in the actin cytoskeleton leading to re-localization and concentration of signaling molecules in restricted areas of the cell membrane close to the bound APC [7,8,9].

[0004] Although considerable information on T-cell activation has been gathered in recent years, the complex molecular mechanisms of stimulation and signaling pathways are not completely understood. Since T-cell activation provides the central event in various types of inflammation as well as in autoimmune disease and graft rejection, knowledge about the distinct steps and molecules involved in the stimulation process is of considerable biomedical importance, as they might provide targets for therapeutic modulation of the immune response. Therapeutic prevention of T-cell activation in organ transplantation and autoimmune diseases presently relies on panimmunosuppressive drugs interfering with downstream intracellullar events.

[0005] Alloreactive CD4 or CD8 cells or specific alloantibodies are capable of mediating, inter alia, allograft rejection. The following immune mechanisms cause graft rejection by different mechanisms:

[0006] (a) alloactive T-cells can recruit and activate macrophages, initiating graft injury by “delayed-type” hypersensitivity response;

[0007] (b) alloactive cytotoxic T-cells are capable of directly lysing graft endothelial and parenchymal cells; and

[0008] (c) alloantibodies bind to endothelium, activate the complement system, and injure thereby graft blood vessels.

[0009] The various forms of (allograft) rejection imply a temporal sequence of events including hyperacute, acute vascular and acute cellular as well as chronic rejection.

[0010] Hyperacute rejection plays an important role in xenotransplantation and is due to natural antibodies (Ref: Milford, E., Utku A, N. Guidelines for use of immunogenetic tests in organ transplanation, Manual of Clinical Laboratory Immunology, ASM Press 1997). Hyperacute rejection is mediated by preexisting antibodies that bind to endothelium and activate complement and is characterized by rapid thrombotic occlusion of the graft vasculature. In more recent clinical experience, hyperacute rejection of allografts is usually mediated by antibodies directed against protein alloantigens, such as foreign MHC molecules, or against less well described alloantigens expressed on vascular endothelial cells. Such antibodies generally arise as a result of prior exposure to alloantigens through blood transfusion, prior transplantation, or multiple pregnancies (loc. cit.). These antibodies are often of the IgG type. By testing recipients for the presence of such reactive antibodies with the cells of potential donors, hyperacute rejection has been virtually eliminated from clinical allo-transplantation but remains a major problem in xenotransplantation.

[0011] Acute vascular rejection is mediated by IgG antibodies produced by B-cells against endothelial alloantigens and involves activation of complement. T-cells contribute to vascular injury by responding to alloantigens present on endothelial cells, leading to direct cell lysis of these cells, or the production of cytokines that recruit and activate inflammatory cells.

[0012] Acute cellular rejection is characterized by necrosis of parenchymal cells and is usually accompanied by lymphocyte and macrophage infiltrates. These infiltrating leucocytes are responsible for the lysis of the graft. Several different effector mechanisms may be involved in acute cellular rejection including CTL-mediated lysis, activated-macrophage-mediated lysis (as delayed type hypersensibility, DTH), and natural killer cells mediated lysis.

[0013] The identification of both antibody and lymphocytes as important effector mechanism in acute graft rejection suggests that this process is similar to normal antiviral immune responses. The basis of similarity probably arises from the fact that the foreign class I MHC molecules present in the graft are recognized as if they were self MHC molecules associated with endogenously synthesized foreign peptides.

[0014] Chronic rejection is characterized by fibrosis with loss of normal organ structures. The fibrosis may represent wound healing following the cellular necrosis of acute rejection or a form of DTH in which activated macrophages secrete mesenchymal cell growth factors, or alternatively chronic rejection is a response to chronic ischemia caused by injury of blood vessels. Vascular occlusion is due to proliferation of intimal smooth muscle cells, called accelerated or graft arteriosclerosis. This features of chronic inflammation is characterized by fibrosis in autoimmune diseases such as lupus erythramatodes, sklerodermia and panarteriitis nodosa. Chronic inflammatory immune response involves all parts of cellular and humoral immune system (T-, B-, NK- cells, monocytes) and is the response to the extensive production of autoantibodies and creation of immune complexes against different cellular components. This leads to multiple organ failure caused by significant tissues damage such as myositis, polyneuropathia, heart disease, vasculitis, etc.

[0015] Considering, inter alia, the above described temporal sequence events in allograft and xenograft rejection, it is desired to specifically modulate lymphocyte cell responses, i.e. to modulate T-, B-, NK-cells and/or monocyte responses during immunological processes. Furthermore, it is desired to specifically modulate immunological processes like, inter alia, autoimmunological events.

[0016] Specific modulation of the immune response remains, therefore, a longstanding goal in immunological research.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

[0017] The present invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising polynucleotides encoding an immune response modulating protein TGAP7. Furthermore, the present invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising peptides and polypeptides derived therefrom as well as to pharmaceutical compositions comprising antibodies capable of inhibiting leucocyte stimulation through the immune response modulating protein TGAP7. More particularly, the present invention relates to applications in the medical field that directly arise from the polynucleotides, protein, peptides, (poly)peptides, antisense constructs and antibodies described in this invention. Additionally, the present invention relates to a novel method for testing activators and inhibitors of leucocyte proliferation, i.e. of leucocyte activation and/or stimulation. The pharmaceutical compositions, methods and uses of the invention are useful therapeutically and/or diagnostically in situations where it is desirable to modulate (antigen-specific) immune responses, e.g., inducing and maintain (antigen-specific) T-cell or B-cell non/unresponsiveness, wherein said non/unresponsiveness comprises the selective inhibition of immune cell subsets which are able of creating a response to specific antigen(s), inter alia, antigen(s) in transplanted tissue. The pharmaceutical compositions, methods and uses of the invention are furthermore useful to restore (antigen-specific) B or T-cell responsiveness. For example, it may be necessary to induce or maintain “selective immune” unresponsiveness in a subject who has received an organ or bone marrow transplant to prevent graft rejection by inhibiting stimulation through the TGAP7 protein in cells of the immune system such as T-cells, B-cells, NK-cells, monocytes and/or macrophages. In addition, T-cell unresponsiveness can be maintained by blocking TGAP7 stimulation in a subject who has an autoimmune disease to alleviate symptoms of the autoimmune disease. In these cases, a TGAP7 inhibitory agent is administered to the subject in an amount and over a period of time sufficient to maintain T-cell unresponsiveness. Alternatively, T-cell unresponsiveness can be reversed in a subject bearing a tumor to stimulate a tumor specific NK- and T-cell response or in a subject receiving a vaccine to enhance the efficacy of the vaccine. For example, it might be useful to induce or maintain the status of activation of the immune cells through vaccination with TGAP7 peptides in a subject who developed a tumor to orchestrate the enhancement of immune response in T-, B-, NK-cells and/or monocytes.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PRESENT INVENTION

[0018] In view of the need of therapeutic means for the diagnosis and treatment of diseases related to immune responses of the human body, the technical problem of the invention is to provide means and methods for the modulation of immune cell responses which are particularly useful in organ transplantation and autoimmune diseases.

[0019] The solution to this technical problem is achieved by providing the embodiments characterized in the claims, namely novel pharmaceutical compositions comprising an immune response modulating protein encoded by a immune response cDNA designated “TGAP7” which exhibits a central role in leucocyte activation and growth, wherein said leucocyte activation refers to the activation of T-, B-, NK-cells and/or monocytes. TGAP7 mRNA is transiently upregulated in the early phase of T-cell activation.

[0020] In a first set of experiments, the TGAP7 protein encoding cDNA has been cloned and characterized; see Example 1. Furthermore, the expression pattern of TGAP7 was investigated after allo-stimulation of human leucocytes at time points 0, 1, 24 and 72 h and results obtained with alloactivated T-cells revealed an upregulation of TGAP7 only after 24 h after immune activation of the TGAP7 gene. It is thus an excellent marker for diagnosis of the status of immune response in a subject.

[0021] An independent set of experiments performed in accordance with the present invention, surprisingly revealed that modulation of the TGAP7 expression with specific TGAP7 antisense polynucleotides efficiently leads to a significant down regulation of lymphocyte activation in response to allo- and mitogens. The latter described results obtained in accordance with the present invention provide evidence for an essential role of TGAP7 in the early events of leucocyte activation. Thus, targeting of TGAP7 protein and its encoding gene provides a novel therapeutic approach for modulation of the immune response. Accordingly, the invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising a polynucleotide encoding a TGAP7 protein or a biologically active fragment thereof comprising a nucleic acid sequence selected from the group consisting of:

[0022] (i) DNA sequences comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding the amino acid sequence depicted in SEQ ID NO: 2 or 4;

[0023] (ii) DNA sequences comprising the nucleotide sequence depicted in SEQ ID NO: 1 or 3;

[0024] (iii) DNA sequences comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding a fragment or derivative of the protein encoded by the DNA sequence of (i) or (ii);

[0025] (iv) DNA sequences the complementary strand of which hybridizes with and which is at least 70% identical to the polynucleotide as defined in any one of (i) to (iii); and

[0026] (v) DNA sequences the nucleotide of which is degenerate to the nucleotide sequence of a DNA sequence of any one of (i) to (iv);

[0027] The term “TGAP7 protein”, in accordance with the present invention, denotes a protein involved in the signal transduction of leucocyte activation and/or proliferation and down-regulation of which results in suppressing leucocyte, preferably T-, B-, NK-cell and/or monocyte proliferation in response to alloactivation in a mixed lymphocyte culture or in response to mitogens when exogeneously added to the culture. In accordance with this invention it has been surprisingly found that a cDNA is differentially expressed in alloactivated leucocytes, i.e. human T-cells. This differentially expressed cDNA was termed TGAP7 and it was shown that this cDNA encodes a protein sequence which is 100% identical to a putative GAP protein E6TPI (see Gao (1999), MCB 19, 733-744). In accordance with the present inventon, it has surprisingly been found that said protein/polypeptide plays an important role in the differentiation of quiescent T-cells to activate T-cells after allo-/autoantigen stimulation and/or cell activation/proliferation processes of B-cells, NK-cells and/or monocytes after stimulation by said allo-/autoantigen or by antigens from, inter alia, pathological agents, like viruses (viral agents), bacteria, etc. The term “TGAP7” denotes proteins/polypeptides, in accordance with this invention, which are identical to the TGAP7-α or TGAP7-β proteins/polypeptides as described herein (see SEQ ID NOs: 2, 4, 5 or 6 and FIG. 1) and the term comprises, furthermore, functional homologues of said protein/polypeptide.

[0028] Studies which had been carried out within the scope of the present invention revealed that antisense polynucleotides directed to the mRNA encoding TGAP7 protein are able to efficiently suppress the proliferation of lymphocytes and antigen presenting cells (monocytes, dentritic cells, B-cells) in response to alloactivation in a mixed lymphocyte culture or in response to mitogens. Alloantigen and mitogen (ConA and PHA) stimulated human lymphocytes and monocytes were incubated in the presence and absence of TGAP7 specific antisense oligonucleotides for 24, 48, 72, 96 and 168 h. For proliferation, thymidine uptake was determined after 6 h which demonstrated a significant inhibition of T-cell activation in the presence TGAP7-specific antisense oligonucleotides whereas the presence of unrelated control antisense oligonucleotides did not exhibit any effect on T-cell proliferation. For activation studies early T-cell specific markers such as CD69 and IL2 receptor were analyzed by flowcytometry on human peripheral blood lymphocytes in the presence and absence of TGAP7 specific antisense oligonucleotides which demonstrate significant downregulation of activation markers (like e.g. CD25-(IL2 receptor), CD69, L/CA class II and transferrin receptor) on immune cells. Based on these results, it can be concluded that TGAP7 molecule is directly involved in the initiating of the immune response and might be an important target molecule for modulating the immune response.

[0029] The term “leucocytes” generally denotes all kinds of white blood cells and preferably refers to monocytes and lymphocytes (B, T and NK cells), either in combination or individually. Thus, it should be understood that the term leucocyte may also be used herein so as to refer to individual species of leucocytes such as T-cells only.

[0030] The term “biologically active fragment thereof” refers to peptides and polypeptides that are derived from said TGAP7 protein and that are capable of effecting the same or similar activity or at least one of said activities of TGAP7-α [see SEQ ID NO: 3 or 4] or TGAP7-β [see SEQ ID NO: 1 or 2]

[0031] In accordance with the present invention, a gene induced in the early stage of T-cell activation has been identified by examining mRNA expression in alloactivated human lymphocytes. Differential display-reverse transcription PCR analysis revealed a 450 bp cDNA fragment which was upregulated 24 h after allostimulation of a human T-cell line; see Example 1. The corresponding complete cDNAs named TGAP7-α (comprising 5965 bp/predicted 1783 amino acids) and TGAP7-β (comprising 6034 bp/predicted 1804 amino acids) amino acid protein share 100% homology with the putative GAP-protein E6TPI as described by Gao (1999), MCB19, 733-744. TGAP7 mRNA is expressed in a variety of human tissues with various expression levels; see appended Example 2. Strictly, TGAP7 is expressed in all immuno tissues with highest expression levels in spleen, peripheral blood, lymph nodes, appendix, thymus, fetal liver and bone marrow cells. TGAP7 is expected to function in cell proliferation and differentiation events during T-cell and/or general leucocyte activation. More importantly, it has been found in accordance with the present invention that TGAP7 is probably essential in the differentiation events from quiescent to activated leucocytes, particular T-cells or other leucocytes, like B-cells, NK-cells or monocytes after stimulation by allo-/autoantigens or in response to antigens, like bacterial or viral antigens. This could be demonstrated by antisense expression experiments with antisense polynucleotides derived from the TGAP7 cDNA. From this experiment, it can be concluded that TGAP7 plays an essential role in activation of immune responses at an early stage.

[0032] From the above it is evident that the nucleotide sequencers) depicted in SEQ ID NOs. 1, 3, 5 or 6 encode(s) a novel class of immune response modulating proteins which were previously described as a putative GAP-protein (see Gao (1999), loc. cit.). By the provision of these nucleotide sequences it is now possible to isolate identical or similar polynucleotides which code for proteins with the biological, immunological activity of TGAP7 from other species or organisms. Said nucleotide sequences may be employed, in accordance with this invention, in the pharmaceutical compositions, uses and/or methods described herein. Well-established approaches for the identification and isolation of such related sequences are, for example, the isolation from genomic or cDNA libraries using the complete or part of the disclosed sequence as a probe or the amplification of corresponding polynucleotides by polymerase chain reaction using specific primers. Thus, the invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising polynucleotides which hybridize to the above described polynucleotides and differ at one or more positions in comparison to these as long as they encode a TGAP7 protein as defined above. Such molecules comprise those which are changed, for example, by deletion(s), insertion(s), alteration(s) or any other modification known in the art in comparison to the above described polynucleotides either alone or in combination. Methods for introducing such modifications in the polynucleotides of the invention are well-known to the person skilled in the art; see, e.g., Sambrook et al. (Molecular cloning; A Laboratory Manual, Second Edition, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, Cold Spring Harbor N.Y. (1989)). The invention also relates to polynucleotides the nucleotide sequence of which differs from the nucleotide sequence of any of the above-described polynucleotides due to the degeneracy of the genetic code.

[0033] The term “hybridizing” is understood as referring to conventional hybridization conditions, preferably such as hybridization in 50%formamide/6×SSC/0.1%SDS/100 μg/ml ssDNA, in which temperatures for hybridization are-above 37° C. and temperatures for washing in 0.1×SSC/0.1%SDS are above 55° C. Most preferably, the term “hybridizing” refers to stringent hybridization conditions, for example such as described in Sambrook, supra.

[0034] Particularly preferred are polynucleotides which share at least 70%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably 90-95%, and most preferably 96-99% sequence identity with one of the above-mentioned polynucleotides and have the same biological activity. Such polynucleotides also comprise those which are altered, for example by nucleotide deletion(s), insertion(s), substitution(s), addition(s), and/or recombination(s) and/or any other modification(s) known in the art either alone or in combination in comparison to the above-described polynucleotides. Methods for introducing such modifications in the nucleotide sequence of the polynucleotide of the invention are well known to the person skilled in the art. Thus, the pharmaceutical composition(s), use(s) and method(s) of the present invention may comprise any polynucleotide that can be derived from the above described polynucleotides by way of genetic engineering and that encode upon expression a TGAP7 protein or a biologically active fragment thereof.

[0035] It is also immediately evident to the person skilled in the art that regulatory sequences may be added to the polynucleotide as defined herein and employed in the pharmaceutical composition, uses and/or methods of the invention. For example, promoters, transcriptional enhancers and/or sequences which allow for induced expression of the polynucleotide of the invention may be employed. A suitable inducible system is for example tetracycline-regulated gene expression as described, e.g., by Gossen and Bujard (Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 89 (1992), 5547-5551) and Gossen et al. (Trends Biotech. 12 (1994), 58-62).

[0036] In a further embodiment, the invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising nucleic acid molecules of at least 15 nucleotides in length hybridizing specifically with a polynucleotide as described above or with a complementary strand thereof. Such nucleic acid molecules are often referred to as antisense (nucleic acid) molecules although they do not have to be necessarily “antisense” to the coding region of a gene but can have the same polarity as the cDNA. Repression of gene expression can still take place for example because of triple helix effects and/or sense supression, etc. Specific hybridization occurs preferably under stringent conditions and implies no or very little cross-hybridization with nucleotide sequences encoding no or substantially different proteins. Such nucleic acid molecules may be used as probes and/or for the control of gene expression. Nucleic acid probe technology is well known to those skilled in the art who will readily appreciate that such probes may vary in length. Preferred are nucleic acid probes of 17 to 35 nucleotides in length. Of course, it may also be appropriate to use nucleic acids of up to 100 and more nucleotides in length. Said nucleic acid probes are particularly useful for various pharmaceutical and/or diagnostic applications. On the one hand, they may be used as PCR primers for amplification of polynucleotides encoding TGAP7 proteins and/or its homologues and may, thereby, serve as useful diagnostic tools. Another application is the use as a hybridization probe to identify polynucleotides hybridizing to the polynucleotides encoding TGAP7 by homology screening of genomic DNA libraries. Nucleic acid molecules employed in this preferred embodiment of the invention which are complementary to a polynucleotide as described above may also be used for repression of expression of a gene comprising such a polynucleotide, for example due to an antisense or triple helix effect or for the construction of appropriate ribozymes (see, e.g., EP-A1 0 291 533, EP-A1 0 321 201, EP-A2 0 360 257) which specifically cleave the (pre)-mRNA of a gene comprising a polynucleotide as described herein above. Selection of appropriate target sites and corresponding ribozymes can be done as described for example in Steinecke, Ribozymes, Methods in Cell Biology 50, Galbraith et al. eds Academic Press, Inc. (1995), 449-460. Standard methods relating to antisense technology have also been described (Melani, Cancer Res. 51 (1991), 2897-2901). Said antisense or triple helix effect as well as the construction of relevant ribozymes is/are particularly useful in pharmaceutical compositions to be employed for the suppression of the immune system, e.g., in autoimmune diseases, for the treatment of rejection events during or after transplantation, etc. Furthermore, the person skilled in the art is well aware that it is also possible to label such a nucleic acid probe with an appropriate marker for specific (inter alia, diagnostic) applications, such as for the detection of the presence of a polynucleotide as described herein above in a sample derived from an organism.

[0037] The above described nucleic acid molecules may either be DNA or RNA or a hybrid thereof. Furthermore, said nucleic acid molecule may contain, for example, thioester bonds and/or nucleotide analogues, commonly used in oligonucleotide anti-sense approaches. Said modifications may be useful for the stabilization of the nucleic acid molecule against endo- and/or exonucleases in the cell. Said nucleic acid molecules may be transcribed by an appropriate vector containing a chimeric gene which allows for the transcription of said nucleic acid molecule in the cell. Such nucleic acid molecules may further contain ribozyme sequences as described above.

[0038] In this respect, it is also to be understood that the polynucleotide to be used in the invention can be employed for “gene targeting” and/or “gene replacement”, for restoring a mutant gene or for creating a mutant gene via homologous recombination; see for example Mouellic, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 87 (1990), 4712-4716; Joyner, Gene Targeting, A Practical Approach, Oxford University Press.

[0039] In a particular preferred embodiment of the present invention, the pharmaceutical composition comprising polynucleotides as defined herein above may be employed in vaccination approaches. Such vaccination approaches may be, inter alia, useful in prevention or treatment of malignant diseases, for example in the prevention or therapy of tumors of the hematopoietic system. Vaccination approaches employing nucleic acid molecules are well known in the art and are described, inter alia, in Leither, Vaccine 18 (2000), 765-777.

[0040] In a preferred embodiment said nucleic acid molecules to be employed in the pharmaceutical composition(s), uses and/or methods of the invention are labeled. Said labels may comprise radiolabels or fluorescence labels. In another preferred embodiment said nucleic acid molecules may be used for the suppression of TGAP7 expression. Particularly preferred in this embodiment are the above described hybridizing nucleic acid molecules.

[0041] The polynucleotide as employed in accordance with this invention and encoding the above described TGAP7 protein or (a) biologically active fragment(s) thereof may be, e.g., DNA, cDNA, RNA or synthetically produced DNA or RNA or a recombinantly produced chimeric nucleic acid molecule comprising any of those polynucleotides either alone or in combination. Preferably the polynucleotides including antisense molecules are part of a vector. Such vectors may comprise further genes such as marker genes which allow for the selection of said vector in a suitable host cell and under suitable conditions. Preferably, the polynucleotides are operatively linked to expression control sequences allowing expression in prokaryotic or eukaryotic cells. Expression of said polynucleotide comprises transcription of the polynucleotide into a translatable mRNA. Regulatory elements ensuring expression in eukaryotic cells, preferably mammalian cells, are well known to those skilled in the art. They usually comprise regulatory sequences ensuring initiation of transcription and optionally poly-A signals ensuring termination of transcription and stabilization of the transcript. Additional regulatory elements may include transcriptional as well as translational enhancers, and/or naturally-associated or heterologous promoter regions. Possible regulatory elements permitting expression in prokaryotic host cells comprise, e.g., the P_(L), lac, trp or tac promoter in E. coli, and examples for regulatory elements permitting expression in eukaryotic host cells are the AOX1 or GAL1 promoter in yeast or the CMV-, SV40-, RSV-promoter (Rous sarcoma virus), CMV-enhancer, SV40-enhancer or a globin intron in mammalian and other animal cells. Beside elements which are responsible for the initiation of transcription such regulatory elements may also comprise transcription termination signals, such as the SV40-poly-A site or the tk-poly-A site, downstream of the polynucleotide. Furthermore, depending on the expression system used leader sequences capable of directing the polypeptide to a cellular compartment or secreting it into the medium may be added to the coding sequence of the polynucleotide of the invention and are well known in the art. The leader sequence(s) is (are) assembled in appropriate phase with translation, initiation and termination sequences, and preferably, a leader sequence capable of directing secretion of translated protein, or a portion thereof, into the periplasmic space or extracellular medium. Optionally, the heterologous sequence can encode a fusion protein including an C- or N-terminal identification peptide imparting desired characteristics, e.g., stabilization or simplified purification of expressed recombinant product. In this context, suitable expression vectors are known in the art such as Okayama-Berg cDNA expression vector pcDV1 (Pharmacia), pCDM8, pRc/CMV, pcDNA1, pcDNA3 (In-vitrogene), or pSPORT1 (GIBCO BRL).

[0042] Preferably, the expression control sequences will be eukaryotic promoter systems in vectors capable of transforming or transfecting eukaryotic host cells, but control sequences for prokaryotic hosts may also be used. Once the vector has been incorporated into the appropriate host, the host is maintained under conditions suitable for high level expression of the nucleotide sequences, and, as desired, the collection and purification of the protein of the invention may follow; see, e.g., the appended examples. In one preferred embodiment of the present invention antisense constructs are made based on the polynucleotide encoding TGAP7 (or (a) biologically active fragment(s) thereof) and combined with an appropriate expression control sequence.

[0043] In accordance with the above, the present invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising (a) vector(s), particularly (a) plasmid(s), cosmid(s), virus(es) and bacteriophage(s) used conventionally in genetic engineering that comprise a polynucleotide encoding a TGAP7 protein and/or (a) functional fragment(s) thereof (as defined herein above). Methods which are well known to those skilled in the art can be used to construct recombinant vectors; see, for example, the techniques described in Sambrook, Molecular Cloning A Laboratory Manual, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (1989) N.Y. and Ausubel, Current Protocols in Molecular Biology, Green Publishing Associates and Wiley Interscience, N.Y. (1989). Alternatively, the polynucleotides and vectors to be employed in accordance with this invention can be reconstituted into liposomes for delivery to target-cells preferably to cells of the immune system. The here described vectors containing the polynucleotides described herein above can be transferred into the host-cell by well-known methods, which vary depending on the type of cellular host. For example, calcium chloride transfection is commonly utilized for prokaryotic cells, whereas calcium phosphate treatment or electroporation may be used for other cellular hosts; see Sambrook, supra.

[0044] In a more preferred embodiment, the present invention provides for a pharmaceutical composition comprising a vector as defined herein above, wherein said polynucleotide or nucleic acid molecule is operably linked to regulatory sequences allowing for the transcription and, optionally, expression of said nucleic acid molecules.

[0045] In a still further embodiment, the present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising a cell, preferably a host cell, containing the polynucleotide or vector described above. Preferably, said cell is a eukaryotic, most preferably a mammalian cell if therapeutic uses are envisaged. Of course, yeast and less preferred prokaryotic, e.g., bacterial cells may serve as well, in particular if the produced protein is used as a diagnostic means or if said protein is employed in methods as described herein above.

[0046] The polynucleotide or vector described herein which is present in the host cell may either be integrated into the genome of the host-cell or it may be maintained extrachromosomally.

[0047] The term “prokaryotic” is meant to include all bacteria which can be transformed or transfected with a DNA or RNA molecules for the expression of a protein of the invention. Prokaryotic hosts may include gram negative as well as gram positive bacteria such as, for example, E. coli, S. typhimurium, Serratia marcescens and Bacillus subtilis. The term “eukaryotic” is meant to include yeast, higher plant, insect and preferably mammalian cells. Depending upon the host employed in a recombinant production procedure, the protein encoded by the polynucleotide of the present invention may be glycosylated or may be non-glycosylated. TGAP7 proteins as employed in accordance with the present invention may also include an initial methionine amino acid residue. A polynucleotide as described herein can be used to transform or transfect the host using any of the techniques commonly known to those of ordinary skill in the art. Furthermore, methods for preparing fused, operably linked genes and expressing them in, e.g., mammalian cells and bacteria are well-known in the art (Sambrook, Molecular Cloning: A Laboratory Manual, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y., 1989). The genetic constructs and methods described therein can be utilized for expression of the TGAP7 protein in eukaryotic or prokaryotic hosts. In general, expression vectors containing promoter sequences which facilitate the efficient transcription of the inserted polynucleotide are used in connection with the host. The expression vector typically contains an origin of replication, a promoter, and a terminator, as well as specific genes which are capable of providing phenotypic selection of the transformed cells. Furthermore, transgenic animals, preferably mammals, comprising nucleic acid molecules/polynucleotides as defined herein may be used for the large scale production of the TGAP7 protein and/or for the large scale production of pharmaceutical compositions described herein.

[0048] Alternatively, an animal, preferably mammalian cell naturally having a polynucleotide described herein present in its genome can be used and modified such that said cell expresses the endogenous gene corresponding to the polynucleotide described herein above under the control of an heterologous promoter. The introduction of the heterologous promoter which does not naturally control the expression of the polynucleotide of the invention can be done according to standard methods, see supra. Suitable promoter include those mentioned hereinbefore.

[0049] In this context, it should be mentioned that a method for the production of a TGAP7 protein or a biologically active fragment thereof may comprise:

[0050] (a) culturing a host described herein above under conditions allowing for the expression of the protein; or

[0051] (b) in vitro translation of the polynucleotide encoding TGAP7 and/or a biologically active fragment thereof;

[0052] and recovering the protein (or a fragment thereof) produced in (a) or (b).

[0053] The transformed hosts can be grown in fermentors and cultured according to techniques known in the art to achieve optimal cell growth. The TGAP7 protein and/or biologically active fragments thereof to be employed in pharmaceutical compositions, uses and/or methods of this invention can then be isolated from the growth medium, cellular lysates, or cellular membrane fractions. Once expressed, the protein of the present invention can be purified according to standard procedures of the art, including ammonium sulfate precipitation, affinity columns, column chromatography, gel electrophoresis and the like; see, Scopes, “Protein Purification”, Springer-Verlag, N.Y. (1982). Substantially pure proteins of at least about 90 to 95% homogeneity are preferred, and 98 to 99% or more homogeneity are most preferred, for pharmaceutical uses. Once purified, partially or to homogeneity as desired, the proteins may then be used therapeutically (including extracorporeally) or in developing and performing assay procedures.

[0054] Hence, in a still further embodiment, the present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising a TGAP7 protein or a biologically active fragment thereof encoded by the polynucleotide described herein above or produced by a method of as above. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the TGAP7 protein or a (biologically active) fragment thereof can be further coupled to other moieties as described above for, e.g., drug targeting and imaging applications, i.e. for pharmaceutical and/or diagnostic uses. Such coupling may be conducted chemically after expression of the protein to site of attachment or the coupling product may be engineered into the protein of the invention at the DNA level. The DNAs are then expressed in a suitable host system, and the expressed proteins are collected and renatured, if necessary. TGAP7 proteins/polypeptides may by particularly useful in (a) pharmaceutical setting(s) where specific leucocyte activation should be controlled. As mentioned herein below, specific overexpression of TGAP7 proteins or (biologically acitve) fragments thereof may be obtained by gene therapeutic approaches. As documented in the appended examples, TGAP7 expression is induced by activation of cells of the immune system. Without being bound by theory, it is therefore envisaged that one function of TGAP7 is the control of cell activation events in the immune system.

[0055] Furthermore, the provision of the TGAP7 protein as described herein above enables the production of TGAP7 specific antibodies. In this respect, hybridoma technology enables production of cell lines secreting antibody to essentially any desired substance that produces an immune response. RNA encoding the light and heavy chains of the immunoglobulin can then be obtained from the cytoplasm of the hybridoma. The 5′ end portion of the mRNA can be used to prepare cDNA to be inserted into an expression vector. The DNA encoding the antibody or its immunoglobulin chains can subsequently be expressed in cells, preferably mammalian cells.

[0056] Depending on the host-cell, renaturation techniques may be required to attain proper conformation of the antibody. If necessary, point substitutions seeking to optimize binding may be made in the DNA using conventional cassette mutagenesis or other protein engineering methodology such as is disclosed herein.

[0057] Thus, the present invention also relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising an antibody specifically recognizing TGAP7 protein or (a) fragment(s) (peptides, polypeptides) thereof.

[0058] In a preferred embodiment of the invention, said antibody comprised in said pharmaceutical composition is a monoclonal antibody, a polyclonal antibody, a single chain antibody, humanized antibody, a xenogeneic antibody or fragment thereof that specifically binds said peptide or polypeptide also including bispecific antibody, synthetic antibody, antibody fragment, such as Fab, Fv or scFv fragments etc., or a chemically modified derivative of any of these. Monoclonal antibodies can be prepared, for example, by the techniques as originally described in Köhler and Milstein, Nature 256 (1975), 495, and Galfré, Meth. Enzymol. 73 (1981), 3, which comprise the fusion of mouse myeloma cells to spleen cells derived from immunized mammals with modifications developed by the art. Furthermore, antibodies or fragments thereof to the aforementioned peptides can be obtained by using methods which are described, e.g., in Harlow and Lane “Antibodies, A Laboratory Manual”, CSH Press, Cold Spring Harbor, 1988. When derivatives of said antibodies are obtained by the phage display technique, surface plasmon resonance as employed in the BIAcore system can be used to increase the efficiency of phage antibodies which bind to an epitope of the peptide or polypeptide of the invention (Schier, Human Antibodies Hybridomas 7 (1996), 97-105; Malmborg, J. Immunol. Methods 183 (1995), 7-13). The production of chimeric antibodies is described, for example, in WO89/09622. Methods for the production of humanized antibodies are described in, e.g., EP-A1 0 239 400 and WO90/07861. A further source of antibodies to be utilized in accordance with the present invention are so-called xenogenic antibodies. The general principle for the production of xenogenic antibodies such as human antibodies in mice is described in, e.g., WO 91/10741, WO 94/02602, WO 96/34096 and WO 96/33735. Antibodies to be employed in accordance with the invention or their corresponding immunoglobulin chain(s) can be further modified using conventional techniques known in the art, for example, by using amino acid deletion(s), insertion(s), substitution(s), addition(s), and/or recombination(s) and/or any other modification(s) known in the art either alone or in combination. Methods for introducing such modifications in the DNA sequence underlying the amino acid sequence of an immunoglobulin chain are well known to the person skilled in the art; see, e.g., Sambrook, Molecular Cloning A Laboratory Manual, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (1989) N.Y. It is particularly preferred that the here described pharmaceutical compositions comprise antibodies/antibody contructs which may be employed in intracellular settings. Such antibody constructs/antibodies are well known in the art and are, inter alia, described in Lener (2000), Eur. J. Biochem. 267, 1196-1205, who described intracellular antibodies against p21 ras.

[0059] In a still further embodiment, the present invention relates to a cell that has been modified to express a TGAP7 protein or an antibody as described herein. This embodiment may be well suited for, e.g., restoring B and/or T-cell responsiveness to an antigen, in particular if the antibody of the invention capable of stimulating T-cell proliferation is expressed in a form suitable to be presented on the cell surface.

[0060] The present invention furthermore relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising an antisense construct capable of inhibiting the expression of a polynucleotide encoding TGAP7 (and/or (a) biologically active fragment(s) thereof) as defined herein above. As illustration in the appended example (Example 3) such antisense constructs/oligonucleotides are particularly useful in the down regulation of leucocyte/lymphocyte responses/activations. Therefore, the here described pharmaceutical compositions comprising (specific) antisense constructs which are capable of inhibiting the expression of TGAP7 may be particularly useful in the treatment and/or prevention of pathological or medical situations where an immunoactivation is not desired. These situations comprise, but are not limited to, treatment of acute and chronic rejections of allo- and xeno- (organ)transplants or bone marrow transplantations, inflammation processes and/or allergies. The use of antisense oligonucleotides/constructs is well known in the art and described, inter alia, in Irizawa (1995), Clin. Exp. Immunology 100, 383-389 or Boeve (1994), J. Leucocyte Biol. 55, 169-174. Methods and computer programs for the preparation and rational selection of antisense oligonucleotide sequences are described in the prior art; see for example Smith, Eur. J. Pharm. Sci. 11 (2000), 191-198; Toschi, Methods 22 (2000), 261-269; Sohail, Adv. Drug Deliv. Rev. 44 (2000), 23-34; Moulton, J. Comput. Biol. 7 (2000), 277-292. These procedures comprise how to find optimal hybridization sites, and on how to select sequences that bind to for example TGAP7 mRNA. These methods can include the more empirical testing of large numbers of mRNA complementary sequences to the more systematic techniques, i.e. RNase H mapping, use of combinatorial arrays and prediction of secondary structure of mRNA by computational methods. Structures that bind to structured RNA, i.e. aptastrucs and tethered oligonucleotide probes, and foldback triplex-forming oligonucleotides can also be employed for the purpose of the present invention. Relating to selection of antisense sequences by aid of computational analysis, valuable www addresses are given in the above-identified prior art.

[0061] Secondary structure prediction and in vitro accessibility of mRNA as tools in the selection of target sites for ribozymes is described for example in Amarzguioui, Nucleic Acids Res. 28 (2000), 4113-4124. Minimising the secondary structure of DNA targets by incorporation of a modified deoxynucleoside and implications for nucleic acid analysis by hybridisation is described in Nguyen, Nucleic Acids Res. 28 (2000), 3904-3909. Preferably, the antisense molecules comprise at least 14 or 15, more preferably about 17 to 20 or more, and most preferably about at least 20, 25 or 30 or more consecutive nucleotides (including nucleotide analogs) of or complementary to any one of the above described polynucleotides encoding TGAP7 or corresponding genomic sequences, including 5′- and 3′-untranslated regions, introns, transcriptional regulatory sequences and the like. In a preferred embodiment the antisense molecule comprises said at least 14 or 15 nucleotides complementary to any one of SEQ ID NOS: 1, 3 and 5.

[0062] In yet another embodiment the present invention relates to the use of the pharmaceutical composition(s) described herein for use in cell or organ transplantation, for the treatment of autoimmune, allergic or infectious diseases or for the treatment of tumors.

[0063] An example for the use of the pharmaceutical composition of the invention for improving allograft or xenograft tolerance is described with respect to administration of an LFA-3 and CD2 binding protein, respectively, in WO93/06852.

[0064] The pharmaceutical composition of the present invention may further comprise a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. Examples of suitable pharmaceutical carriers are well known in the art and include phosphate buffered saline solutions, water, emulsions, such as oil/water emulsions, various types of wetting agents, sterile solutions etc. Compositions comprising such carriers can be formulated by well known conventional methods. These pharmaceutical compositions can be administered to the subject at a suitable dose. Administration of the suitable compositions may be effected by different ways, e.g., by intravenous, intraperitoneal, subcutaneous, intramuscular, topical or intradermal administration. The dosage regimen will be determined by the attending physician and clinical factors. As is well known in the medical arts, dosages for any one patient depends upon many factors, including the patient's size, body surface area, age, the particular compound to be administered, sex, time and route of administration, general health, and other drugs being administered concurrently. A typical dose can be, for example, in the range of 0.001 to 1000 μg (or of nucleic acid for expression or for inhibition of expression in this range); however, doses below or above this exemplary range are envisioned, especially considering the aforementioned factors. Generally, the regimen as a regular administration of the pharmaceutical composition should be in the range of 1 μg to 10 mg units per day. If the regimen is a continuous infusion, it should also be in the range of 1 μg to 10 mg units per kilogram of body weight per minute, respectively. Progress can be monitored by periodic assessment. Dosages will vary but a preferred dosage for intravenous administration of DNA is from approximately 10⁶ to 10¹² copies of the DNA molecule. The compositions of the invention may be administered locally or systemically. Administration will generally be parenterally, e.g., intravenously; DNA may also be administered directly to the target site, e.g., by biolistic delivery to an internal or external target site or by catheter to a site in an artery. Preparations for parenteral administration include sterile aqueous or non-aqueous solutions, suspensions, and emulsions. Examples of non-aqueous solvents are propylene glycol, polyethylene glycol, vegetable oils such as olive oil, and injectable organic esters such as ethyl oleate. Aqueous carriers include water, alcoholic/aqueous solutions, emulsions or suspensions, including saline and buffered media. Parenteral vehicles include sodium chloride solution, Ringer's dextrose, dextrose and sodium chloride, lactated Ringer's, or fixed oils. Intravenous vehicles include fluid and nutrient replenishers, electrolyte replenishers (such as those based on Ringer's dextrose), and the like. Preservatives and other additives may also be present such as, for example, antimicrobials, anti-oxidants, chelating agents, and inert gases and the like. Furthermore, the pharmaceutical composition of the invention may comprise further agents such as T-cell, B-cell, NK-cell or monocyte costimulatory molecules or cytokines known in the art, or their inhibitors or activators depending on the intended use of the pharmaceutical composition.

[0065] Furthermore, it is envisaged by the present invention that the various polynucleotides and vectors encoding the above described peptides or polypeptides are administered either alone or in any combination using standard vectors and/or gene delivery systems, and optionally together with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or excipient. For example, the polynucleotide of the invention can be used alone or as part of a vector to express the (poly)peptide described herein in cells, for, e.g., gene therapy or diagnostics of diseases related to disorders of the immune system. The polynucleotides or vectors described herein are introduced into the cells which in turn produce the TGAP7 protein (or (a) fragment(s) thereof). Subsequent to administration, said polynucleotides or vectors may be stably integrated into the genome of the subject. On the other hand, viral vectors may be used which are specific for certain cells or tissues and persist in said cells. Suitable pharmaceutical carriers and excipients are well known in the art. The pharmaceutical compositions prepared according to the invention can be used for the prevention or treatment or delaying of different kinds of diseases, which are related to leucocyte, lymphocyte and/or monocyte related immunodeficiencies and malignancies such as multiple myeloma, T-, B-cell leukemia, infectious diseases related to T-, B-, NK-cell and monocyte proliferation, immune activation in rejection of transplants, autoimmune disorders, Allergy.

[0066] In another embodiment the present invention relates to a diagnostic composition comprising any one of the above described proteins, antibodies, (poly)peptides, polynucleotides, vectors or cells, and optionally suitable means for detection. The (poly)peptides and antibodies described above are, for example, suited for use in immunoassays in which they can be utilized in liquid phase or bound to a solid phase carrier. Examples of immunoassays which can utilize said (poly)peptide are competitive and non-competitive immunoassays in either a direct or indirect format. Examples of such immunoassays are the radioimmunoassay (RIA), the sandwich (immunometric assay) and the Western blot assay. The (poly)peptides and antibodies can be bound to many different carriers and used to isolate cells specifically bound to said polypeptides. Examples of well-known carriers include glass, polystyrene, polyvinyl chloride, polypropylene, polyethylene, polycarbonate, dextran, nylon, amyloses, natural and modified celluloses, polyacrylamides, agaroses, and magnetite. The nature of the carrier can be either soluble or insoluble for the purposes of the invention.

[0067] There are many different labels and methods of labeling known to those of ordinary skill in the art. Examples of the types of labels which can be used in the present invention include enzymes, radioisotopes, colloidal metals, fluorescent compounds, chemiluminescent compounds, and bioluminescent compounds. The here described diagnostic compositions are particularly useful for the detection of an activated status of the immune system, in particular to detect activation of T-cells, B-cells, NK-cells and/or monocytes.

[0068] Said diagnostic compositions may also be used for methods for detecting expression of a polynucleotide encoding TGAP7 (or its homologues) by detecting the presence of mRNA coding for a TGAP7 protein which comprises obtaining mRNA from a cell and contacting the mRNA so obtained with a probe comprising a nucleic acid molecule of at least 15 nucleotides capable of specifically hybridizing with a polynucleotide encoding TGAP7 (or its homologues) under suitable hybridizing conditions (see also supra), detecting the presence of mRNA hybridized to the probe, and thereby detecting the expression of the TGAP7 protein (or its homologues) by the cell.

[0069] Furthermore, the invention comprises methods of detecting the presence of a TGAP7 protein in a sample, for example, a cell sample, which comprises obtaining a cell sample from a subject, contacting said sample with one of the aforementioned antibodies under conditions permitting binding of the antibody to the TGAP7 protein, and detecting the presence of the antibody so bound, for example, using immuno assay techniques such as radio-immunoassay or enzyme-immunoassay. Furthermore, one skilled in the art may specifically detect and distinguish polypeptides which are functional TGAP7 proteins from mutated forms which have lost or altered their leucocyte (T-cell, B-cell, etc.) stimulatory activity by using an antibody which either specifically recognizes a (poly)peptide which has TGAP7 activity but does not recognize an inactive form thereof or which specifically recognizes an inactive form but not the corresponding polypeptide having TGAP7 activity. The antibodies as described in the present invention may also be used in affinity chromatography for purifying the TGAP7 protein or above described (poly)peptides and isolating them from various sources. Said purified proteins/(poly)peptides may be employed in the pharmaceutical compositions, uses and/or methods of the present invention.

[0070] The invention also encompasses a method for diagnosing in a subject a predisposition (susceptibility) to a disorder associated with the expression of a TGAP7 allele which comprises isolating DNA from victims of the the disorder associated with the under-or over-expression of a TGAP7 protein; digesting the isolated DNA with at least one restriction enzyme; electrophoretically separating the resulting DNA fragments on a sizing gel; contacting the resulting gel with a nucleic acid probe as described above capable of specifically hybridizing to DNA encoding a TGAP7 protein and labeled with a detectable marker; detecting labeled bands on the gel which have hybridized to the labeled probe to create a band pattern specific to the DNA of victims of the disorder associated with the expression of a TGAP7 protein; preparing the subject's DNA according to the above-mentioned steps to produce detectable labeled bands on a gel; and comparing the band pattern specific to the DNA of victims of the disorder associated with the expression of a TGAP7 protein and the subject's DNA to determine whether the patterns are the same or different and to diagnose thereby predisposition to the disorder if the patterns are the same. The detectable markers of the present invention may be labeled with commonly employed radioactive labels, such as, for example, ³²P and ³⁵S, although other labels such as biotin or mercury as well as those described above may be employed as well. Various methods well-known to the person skilled in the art may be used to label the detectable markers. For example, DNA sequences and RNA sequences may be labeled with ³²P or ³⁵S using the random primer method. Once a suitable detectable marker has been obtained, various methods well-known to the person skilled in the art may be employed for contacting the detectable marker with the sample of interest. For example, DNA-DNA, RNA-RNA and DNA-RNA hybridizations may be performed using standard procedures. Various methods for the detection of nucleic acids are well-known in the art, e.g., Southern and northern blotting, PCR, primer extension and the like. Furthermore, the mRNA, cRNA, cDNA or genomic DNA obtained from the subject may be sequenced to identify mutations which may be characteristic fingerprints of TGAP7 mutations in disorders associated with the expression of TGAP7 or mutated versions thereof. The present invention further comprises methods, wherein such a fingerprint may be generated by RFLPs of DNA or RNA obtained from the subject, optionally the DNA or RNA may be amplified prior to analysis, the methods of which are well known in the art. RNA fingerprints may be performed by, for example, digesting an RNA sample obtained from the subject with a suitable RNA-Enzyme, for example RNase T₁, RNase T₂ or the like or a ribozyme and, for example, electrophoretically separating and detecting the RNA fragments on PAGE as described above or in the appended examples.

[0071] In another embodiment, the present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising an agent which stimulates a leucocyte through the TGAP7 protein as described herein, and optionally a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. As is immediately evident to the person skilled in the art, the provision of the TGAP7 as an immunomodulating molecule opens up the way of alternative approaches for leucocytes stimulation and treating corresponding diseases. The agent that stimulates the proliferation of leucocytes or lymphocytes through the TGAP7 protein is expected to markedly enhance the proliferation of leucocytes or lymphocytes of, e.g., (activated) T-cells and thus is capable of augmenting the immune response. Examples for this type of “vaccine” are described, e.g., in WO91/11194 and in the literature, e.g., referred to above. The agents to be employed in accordance with the present invention usually specifically bind and/or interact to TGAP7 protein in order to exert their effect. Such agents can be identified in accordance with a method of the invention described below. Such agents also comprise promoters which can be inserted in front of the coding region of the TGAP7 protein encoding gene, e.g., via gene transfer and homologous recombination in the 5′ untranslated region of the gene, see also supra. Such promoter may be regulated and thus permit the controlled expression of the TGAP7 protein in certain cells.

[0072] Therefore, in a further aspect the present invention relates to a method for identifying a binding partner to a TGAP7 polypeptide comprising:

[0073] (a) contacting a TGAP7 polypeptide (protein) of the invention with a compound to be screened; and

[0074] (b) determining whether the compound effects an activity of the polypeptide (protein).

[0075] TGAP7 polypeptides may be used to screen for molecules that bind to TGAP7 or for molecules to which TGAP7 binds. The binding of TGAP7 and the molecule may activate (agonist), increase, inhibit (antagonist), or decrease activity of the TGAP7 or the molecule bound. Examples of such molecules include antibodies (including single-chain antibodies), oligonucleotides, proteins (e.g., receptors), or small molecules.

[0076] Preferably, the molecule is closely related to the natural binding partner of TGAP7, e.g., a fragment of the binding partner, or a natural substrate, a “ligand”, a structural or functional mimetic; see, e.g., Coligan, Current Protocols in Immunology 1(2) (1991); Chapter 5. Similarly, the molecule can be closely related to the natural binding partner(s) with which TGAP7 interacts, or at least, a fragment of said binding and/or interaction partner capable of being bound by TGAP7 (e.g., active site). In either case, the molecule can be rationally designed using known techniques; see also infra. (A) potential binding partner(s) of TGAP7 is/are G-protein interacting molecule(s).

[0077] Preferably, the screening for these molecules involves producing appropriate cells which express TGAP7, either as a secreted protein or as a protein in or on the cell membrane. Preferred cells include cells from mammals, yeast, Drosophila, or E. coli. Cells expressing TGAP7 (or cell membrane(s) containing the expressed polypeptide) are then preferably contacted with a test compound potentially containing the molecule to observe binding, stimulation, or inhibition of activity of either TGAP7 or the molecule.

[0078] The assay may simply test binding of a candidate compound to TGAP7, wherein binding is detected by a label, or in an assay involving competition with a labeled competitor. Further, the assay may test whether the candidate compound results in a signal generated by binding to TGAP7.

[0079] Alternatively, the assay can be carried out using cell-free preparations, polypeptide/molecule affixed to a solid support, chemical libraries, or natural product mixtures. The assay may also simply comprise the steps of mixing a candidate compound with a solution containing TGAP7, measuring TGAP7/molecule activity or binding, and comparing the TGAP7/molecule activity or binding to a standard. Preferably, an ELISA assay can measure TGAP7 level or activity in a sample (e.g., biological sample) using a monoclonal or polyclonal antibody. The antibody can measure TGAP7 level or activity by either binding, directly or indirectly, to TGAP7 or by competing with TGAP7 for a substrate.

[0080] All of these above assays can be used as diagnostic or prognostic markers. The molecules discovered using these assays can be used to treat disease or to bring about a particular result in a patient (e.g., increase of immune response) by activating or inhibiting the TGAP7/molecule. Moreover, the assays can discover agents which may inhibit or enhance the production of TGAP7 from suitably manipulated cells or tissues.

[0081] Therefore, the invention includes a method of identifying compounds which bind to TGAP7 comprising the steps of:

[0082] (a) incubating a candidate binding compound with TGAP7; and

[0083] (b) determining if binding has occurred.

[0084] Moreover, the invention includes a method of identifying agonists/antagonists comprising the steps of:

[0085] (a) incubating a candidate compound with TGAP7;

[0086] (b) assaying a biological activity as described above, and

[0087] (c) determining if a biological activity of TGAP7 has been altered.

[0088] As mentioned hereinbefore, the polynucleotides encoding TGAP7 (or (a) fragment(s) thereof) and polypeptides representing TGAP7 (or (a) fragment(s) thereof) provide a basis for the development of mimetic compounds that may be inhibitors or activators of TGAP7 or their encoding genes. It will be appreciated that the present invention also provides cell based screening methods that allow a high-throughput-screening (HTS) of compounds that may be candidates for such inhibitors and activators.

[0089] Furthermore, the invention relates to a method for identifying leucocyte activating or co-stimulating compounds or for identifying inhibitors of leucocyte activation and stimulation comprising

[0090] (a) culturing leucocytes, lymphocytes or monocytes in the presence of the TGAP7 protein, (poly)peptide, antibody, cell and/or the antisense construct described above and, optionally, in the presence of a component capable of providing a detectable signal in response to leucocyte proliferation/activation, with a compound to be screened under conditions permitting interaction of the compound with the TGAP7 protein, (poly)peptide, antibody or cell(s); and

[0091] (b) detecting the presence or absence of a signal generated from the interaction of the compound with the cells.

[0092] The term “compound” in the method of the invention includes a single substance or a plurality of substances which may or may not be identical.

[0093] Said compound(s) may be comprised in, for example, samples, e.g., cell extracts from, e.g., plants, animals or microorganisms. Furthermore, said compounds may be known in the art but hitherto not known to be capable of inhibiting proliferation of leucocytes or not known to be useful as an immune response costimulatory factor, respectively. The plurality of compounds may be, e.g., added to a simple in vitro, to the culture medium or injected into the cell.

[0094] If a sample containing (a) compound(s) is identified in the method of the invention, then it is either possible to isolate the compound from the original sample identified as containing the compound, in question or one can further subdivide the original sample, for example, if it consists of a plurality of different compounds, so as to reduce the number of different substances per sample and repeat the method with the subdivisions of the original sample. It can then be determined whether said sample or compound displays the desired properties by methods known in the art such as described herein and in the appended examples. Depending on the complexity of the samples, the steps described above can be performed several times, preferably until the sample identified according to the method of the invention only comprises a limited number of or only one substance(s). Preferably said sample comprises substances of similar chemical and/or physical properties, and most preferably said substances are identical. The methods of the present invention can be easily performed and designed by the person skilled in the art, for example in accordance with other cell based assays described in the prior art (see, e.g., EP-A-0 403 506) or by using and modifying the methods as described in the appended examples. Furthermore, the person skilled in the art will readily recognize which further compounds and/or cells may be used in order to perform the methods of the invention, for example, B cells, interleukins, or enzymes, if necessary, that, e.g., convert a certain compound into the precursor which in turn stimulates or suppresses lymphocyte or monocyte activation or that provide for (co)stimulatory signals. Such adaptation of the method of the invention is well within the skill of the person skilled in the art and can be performed without undue experimentation.

[0095] Compounds which can be used in accordance with the method of the present invention include peptides, proteins, nucleic acids including cDNA expression libraries, antibodies, small organic compounds, ligands, peptidomimetics, PNAs and the like. Said compounds can also be functional derivatives or analogues of known leucocyte, lymphocyte (B-, T- or NK-cell) or monocyte activators or inhibitors. Methods for the preparation of chemical derivatives and analogues are well known to those skilled in the art and are described in, for example, Beilstein, Handbook of Organic Chemistry, Springer edition New York Inc., 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010 U.S.A. and Organic Synthesis, Wiley, New York, USA. Furthermore, said derivatives and analogues can be tested for their effects according to methods known in the art or as described, for example, in the appended examples. Furthermore, peptidomimetics and/or computer aided design of appropriate activators or inhibitors of leucocytes, lymphocytes, monocytes (like T-cell, B-cell, NK-cell) activation can be used, for example, according to the methods described below. Appropriate computer programs can be used for the identification of interactive sites of a putative inhibitor and the TGAP7 protein (or its biologically active fragment(s)) by computer assistant searches for complementary structural motifs (Fassina, Immunomethods 5 (1994), 114-120). Further appropriate computer systems for the computer aided design of protein and peptides are described in the prior art, for example, in Berry, Biochem. Soc. Trans. 22 (1994), 1033-1036; Wodak, Ann. N. Y. Acad. Sci. 501 (1987), 1-13; Pabo, Biochemistry 25 (1986), 5987-5991. The results obtained from the above-described computer analysis can be used in combination with the method of the invention for, e.g., optimizing known leucocyte activators or inhibitors. Appropriate peptidomimetics can also be identified by the synthesis of peptidomimetic combinatorial libraries through successive chemical modification and testing the resulting compounds, e.g., according to the methods described herein and in the appended examples. Methods for the generation and use of peptidomimetic combinatorial libraries are described in the prior art, for example in Ostresh, Methods in Enzymology 267 (1996), 220-234 and Dorner, Bioorg. Med. Chem. 4 (1996), 709-715. Furthermore, the three-dimensional and/or crystallographic structure of inhibitors or activators of leucocyte stimulation can be used for the design of peptidomimetic inhibitors or activators of leucocyte activation to be tested in the method of the invention (Rose, Biochemistry 35 (1996), 12933-12944; Rutenber, Bioorg. Med. Chem. 4 (1996), 1545-1558).

[0096] In summary, the present invention provides methods for identifying compounds which are capable of modulating immune responses. Accordingly compounds identified in accordance with the method of the present invention to be inhibitors and activators, respectively, of immune response are also within the scope of the present invention.

[0097] Compounds found to enhance leucocyte proliferation may be used in the treatment of cancer or infections and related diseases. In addition, it may also be possible to specifically inhibit viral diseases, thereby preventing viral infection or viral spread. Compounds identified as suppressors of leucocyte proliferation can be used, e.g., for treating skin conditions (see, e.g., WO93/06866) or in allogenic or xenogenic cell or organ transplantation in order to avoid graft rejection; see also supra. The compounds identified or obtained according to the method of the present invention are thus expected to be very useful in diagnostic and in particular for therapeutic applications.

[0098] Hence, in a further embodiment the invention relates to a method for the production of a pharmaceutical composition comprising formulating and optionally synthesizing the compound identified in step (b) or (c) of the above described methods of the invention in a pharmaceutically acceptable form. Hence, the present invention generally relates to a method of making a therapeutic agent comprising synthesizing the proteins, (poly)peptides, polynucleotides, vectors, antibodies or compounds according to the invention in an amount sufficient to provide said agent in a therapeutically effective amount to the patient. Methods for synthesizing these agents are well known in the art and are described, e.g. above.

[0099] The therapeutically useful compounds identified according to the method of the invention may be administered to a patient by any appropriate method for the particular compound, e.g., orally, intravenously, parenterally, transdermally, transmucosally, or by surgery or implantation (e.g., with the compound being in the form of a solid or semi-solid biologically compatible and resorbable matrix) at or near the site where the effect of the compound is desired. Therapeutic doses are determined to be appropriate by one skilled in the art, see also supra.

[0100] Such useful compounds can be for example transacting factors which bind to the TGAP7 protein described herein. Identification of transacting factors can be carried out using standard methods in the art (see, e.g., Sambrook, supra, and Ausubel, supra). To determine whether a protein binds to the TGAP7 protein, standard native gel-shift analyses can be carried out. In order to identify a transacting factor which binds to the TGAP7 protein, the polypeptides and peptides described in this invention can be used as an affinity reagent in standard protein purification methods, or as a probe for screening an expression library. Once the transacting factor is identified, modulation of its binding to the TGAP7 protein as described herein can be pursued, beginning with, for example, screening for inhibitors against the binding of the transacting factor to the TGAP7 protein. Activation or repression of TGAP7 specific genes could then be achieved in subjects by applying the transacting factor (or its inhibitor) or the gene encoding it, e.g., in a vector described in the embodiments hereinbefore. In addition, if the active form of the transacting factor is a dimer, dominant-negative mutants of the transacting factor could be made in order to inhibit its activity. Furthermore, upon identification of the transacting factor, further components in the pathway leading to activation (e.g. signal transduction) or repression of a gene encoding the TGAP7 protein described herein can then be identified. Modulation of the activities of these components can then be pursued, in order to develop additional drugs and methods for modulating the expression or activity of the TGAP7 protein.

[0101] Beside the above described possibilities to use the polynucleotides according to the invention for gene therapy and their use to identify homologous molecules, the described polynucleotides may also be used for several other applications, for example, for the identification of nucleic acid molecules which encode proteins which interact with the TGAP7 protein described above. This can be achieved by assays well known in the art, for example, as described in Scofield (Science 274 (1996), 2063-2065) by use of the so-called yeast “two-hybrid system”. In this system the (poly)peptide encoded by the polynucleotides according to the invention or a smaller part thereof is linked to the DNA-binding domain of the GAL4 transcription factor. A yeast strain expressing this fusion protein and comprising a lacZ reporter gene driven by an appropriate promoter, which is recognized by the GAL4 transcription factor, is transformed with a library of cDNAs which will express animal, preferably mammal proteins or peptides thereof fused to an activation domain. Thus, if a peptide encoded by one of the cDNAs is able to interact with the fusion protein comprising a (poly)peptide of the invention, the complex is able to direct expression of the reporter gene. In this way the polynucleotide according to the invention and the encoded peptide can be used to identify peptides and proteins interacting with TGAP7 proteins. Other methods for identifying compounds which interact with the TGAP7 protein according to the invention or nucleic acid molecules encoding such molecules are, for example, the in vitro screening with the phage display system as well as filter binding assays or “real time” measuring of interaction using, for example, the BIAcore apparatus (Pharmacia); see references cited supra.

[0102] Furthermore, the present invention relates to the use of the polynucleotide, the nucleic acid molecule, the vectors, peptides, polypeptides, antibodies and cells described herein as well as compounds identified in accordance with a method of the invention described hereinabove for the preparation of a composition for diagnosing and/or the treatment of acute and chronic diseases involving T-cell activation and associated with Th1 and Th2 immune response, for the treatment of acute and chronic rejection of allo-and xeno organ transplants and bone marrow transplantation, for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, lupus erythramatodes, multiple sklerosis, encephalitis, vasculitis, diabetes mellitus, pancreatitis, gastritis, thyroiditis, for the treatment of disorders (inter alia malignant disorders) of T-, B- or NK-cells, for the treatment of asthma, lepramatosis, Helicobacter pylori associated gastritis or for the treatment of skin tumors, adrenal tumors or lung tumors, wound healing, growth disorders, inflammatory and/or infectious diseases. It is particularly preferred that the polynucleotide encoding TGAP7 (or (a) fragment(s) thereof) or the antibody as defined herein above is employed for the detection of leucocyte activation and/or for the treatment of diseases linked to leucocyte activation.

[0103] As described before, the present invention for the first time provided a novel route of therapeutic intervention via modulating, preferably inhibiting the activity of the above-described TGAP7 protein. Therefore, the present invention generally relates to a method for the treatment of a disease, disorder or condition as described above which comprises administering to a cell, tissue, organ or subject an effective amount of a compound capable of suppressing TGAP7 activity. Preferably, said suppressing of TGAP7 activity results in inhibiting of the proliferation of PHA activated T-cell-lymphocytes. This can be tested e.g. according to the method described in Example 3. Compounds that may be used for the above-described methods include those identified by the methods of the present invention and comprise for example TGAP7 antisense molecules, an anti-TGAP7 antibodies, peptides or peptide mimetics of TGAP7 protein, ligands, substrates or binding partners of TGAP7.

[0104] The polynucleotides, vectors, cells, proteins, (poly)peptides, antibodies, inhibitors, activators, pharmaceutical and diagnosis compositions, uses described herein above and methods of the invention can be used for the treatment of all kinds of diseases hitherto unknown as being related to or dependent on the modulation of TGAP7. The pharmaceutical compositions, methods and uses of the present invention may be desirably employed in humans, although animal treatment is also encompassed by the methods and uses described herein.

[0105] These and other embodiments are disclosed and encompassed by the description and Examples of the present invention. Further literature concerning any one of the antibodies, methods, uses and compounds to be employed in accordance with the present invention may be retrieved from public libraries and databases, using for example electronic devices. For example the public database “Medline” may be utilized which is available on the Internet, for example under http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/PubMed/medline.html. Further databases and addresses, such as http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/, http://www.infobiogen.fr/, http://www.fmi.ch/biology/research_tools.html, http://www.tigr.org/, are known to the person skilled in the art and can also be obtained using, e.g., http://www.lycos.com. An overview of patent information in biotechnology and a survey of relevant sources of patent information useful for retrospective searching and for current awareness is given in Berks, TIBTECH 12 (1994), 352-364.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0106] This disclosure may best be understood in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, incorporated herein by references, which show:

[0107]FIG. 1:

[0108] Sequence comparison of amino acids between TGAP7 alpha and beta.

[0109]FIG. 2a:

[0110] Expression of the 6 and 9 kb mRNAs of TGAP7 in different tissues of the immune system.

[0111]FIG. 2b:

[0112] TGAP7 is induced after allostimulation of human lymphocytes (MLC 24). Furthermore, TGAP7 is expressed in EBV-transformed B-cell lines as well as in Jurkat cells (Jr, Ja).

[0113]FIG. 3:

[0114] Antiproliferative effects of TGAP7 antisense oligonucleotides on PHA activated T-cells in vitro. Intense proliferative inhibition of T-GAP-anti-Sense 2 (5 M) in contrast to the control-oligo and the further control without oligo-addition.

[0115] A better understanding of the present invention and of its many advantages will be had from the following examples, given by way of illustration.

EXAMPLE 1 Cloning of a Novel cDNA TGAP7, That is Differentially Expressed in Allo- and Mitogen Activated Human T Cells

[0116] To identify novel genes induced during the early stages of T cell activation in response to alloantigens, differential display RT-PCR analysis of mRNA expression was performed at time 0 and 24 h after initiation of a human mixed lymphocyte culture (MLR). In conformance with institutional policies regarding human experimentation, peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBLs, “mixed lymphcoytes”) were isolated from healthy human volunteers using standard Ficoll centrifugation methods and diluted into RPMI containing 10% fetal calf serum. Responder PBLs were stimulated with equal numbers of irradiated (3000 rad, 13 min) stimulator PBLs. Cells were co-cultured for 24 h in tissue flasks at an initial concentration of 10⁶ cells/ml for RNA isolation. For mitogen stimulation, cells were cultured in PHA or ConA (1 mg/l) in culture flasks at 37° C. at an initial concentration of 10 Million cells/ml for 24 h prior to isolation of RNA. Total RNA was isolated from MLR at 0 and 24 h using the RNAzol B method (Tel-Test, Inc) and differential display was performed as described previously (Kojima et al., 1996 [10]). Briefly, 2 μg of total RNA was reverse transcribed using an oligo-dT primer and 200 U MMLV reverse transcriptase (Gibco/BRL). A 40 cycle PCR amplification with a total volume of 10 μl was performed by using 1 μg of cDNA, 1.25 mM MgCl₂, 50 mM KCl, 10 mM Tris-HCl (pH 8.3), 2.5 nM primer, 5 μCi ³⁵S-dATP, and 0.3 U Taq polymerase. The primers for the PCR amplification were: 5′- GACGGAACAGCTTC -3′ [SEQ ID NO: 7] and 5′- TGCGTCTGGTTCT-3′ [SEQ ID NO: 8].

[0117] The PCR products were stored at 4° C. and separated by electrophoresis in 6% polyacrylamide-urea gels, transferred to filter paper, dried, and autoradiographed. The differentially expressed cDNA fragment was excised from the gel, eluted, reamplifed, cloned into pBluescriptSK⁺ plasmid, and sequenced. Homology searches were performed using BLAST at NCBI. Alignments were performed using Geneworks 2.1.1.

[0118] Results:

[0119] DDRTPCR analysis (Ref: Utku (1998) Prevention of acute allograft rejection by antibody targeting of TIRC7, a novel T cell membrane protein, Immunity, 509-518) of alloactivated human lymphocytes revealed a 450 bp fragment which was used to isolate the full-length cDNA from human T cell library, Said human T-cell cDNA library (obtained from Clontech) was screened by using the 450 bp TGAP7 cDNA fragment which revealed several clones. TGAP7 alpha (5965 bp) and TGAP7 beta (6034 bp) show identity to recently published cDNA clones obtained by yeast two hybrid screening (Gao (1999), loc. cit.)

EXAMPLE 2 Expression Studies for TGAP7

[0120] Northern blots containing RNA from various human tissues were purchased from Clontech. Northern blots were probed with TGAP7 cDNA. Overnight hybridizations were performed with ³²P labeled cDNA probes (10⁶ cpm/μl) at 42° C. in 40% formamide, 10% dextran sulfate, 4×SSC, 7 mM Tris (pH 7.6), 0.8×Denhardt's solution, 0.02 mg/ml salmon sperm DNA, and 10% SDS. Blots were washed twice in 2×SSC and 0.1% SDS for 20 min at room temperature, once at 65° C. in 0.2×SSC, 0.1% SDS and autoradiographed at −80° C.

[0121] Northern blots were prepared with 7-10 μg of total RNA as described previously (Kojima et al., 1996 [10]). Northern blots were probed with the full-length TGAP7 cDNA. Overnight hybridizations were performed with ³²P labeled cDNA probes (10⁶ cpm/μl) at 42° C. in 40% formamide, 10% dextran sulfate, 4×SSC, 7 mM Tris (pH 7.6), 0.8×Denhardt's solution, 0.02 mg/ml salmon sperm DNA, and 10% SDS. Blots were washed twice in 2×SSC and 0.1% SDS for 20 min at room temperature, once at 65° C. in 0.2×SSC, 0.1% SDS and autoradiographed at −80° C.

[0122] Results:

[0123] A TGAP7 specific cDNA probe detected 6 and 9 kb transcripts. Northern analysis revealed that TGAP7 6 kb cDNA is expressed in all immune tissues and exhibits highest levels of mRNA expression in spleen, and peripheral blood, followed by lymph nodes, appendix, thymus, and fetal liver and bone marrow cells, respectively. (FIG. 2a).

[0124] To determine the expression kinetics of TGAP7, Northern blot analysis of total RNA from alloantigen activated lymphocytes was performed.

[0125] A TGAP7 specific cDNA probe detected only the 6 kb transcript which resulted after alloactivation of PBL in a 10-fold upregulation of TGAP7 expression at 24 h. The mRNA is significantly present in EBV transformed B cells and Jurkat cells, respectively (FIG. 2b).

EXAMPLE 3 Effects of TGAP7 Specific Antisense Oligonucleotids in T-cell Proliferation

[0126] Peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBMC) were isolated from human volunteers using standard Ficoll centrifugation methods and diluted into RPMI 1640 containing 10% FKS. Number of cells was determined with Neubauer hemocytometer.

[0127] PBMC were exposed to phytohemagglutinin (PHA) (1 μg/ml). 20.000 cells in a final volume of 0,1 ml of complete RPMI were added to individual wells of a 96-well microtiter plate.

[0128] To study influence of TGAP7-antisense oligonucleotides on proliferative response of PHA-stimulated lymphocytes, cells were incubated in the presence and absence of an antisense oligonucleotide A2, a sense oligonucleotide (A1) complementary to A2 and two control oligonucleotides (control oligo C1 and C2) in a concentration of 5 μM oligos (diluted into 1×TE-Puffer, pH 7.2). The 96-well plates were incubated at 37° C. and 5% CO₂ 24 hr, 48 hr, 72 hr, 96 hr and 168 hr, pulsed with 1 μCi of [³H] thymidine per well and harvested 6 hrs later. Incorporated radioactivity was determined in a scintillation counter and the datas were evaluated with StatView (FIG. 3).

[0129] Results:

[0130] The creation of immune response was analyzed in the presence and absence of TGAP7 specific antisense oligonucleotides in in vitro cultures of human lymphocytes such as in mixed lymphocyte culture including T, B, NK and monocytes and mitogen activated cells. As shown in FIG. 2, the results demonstrate a significant downregulation of immune response to alloantigen and mitogens in the presence of TGAP7 specific antisense (A2), whereas sense oligonucleotide, Al, or other control oligonucleotides did not exhibit any immunomodulatory effect.

[0131] Those skilled in the art will recognize, or be able to ascertain using no more than routine experimentation, many equivalents to the specific embodiments of the invention described herein. Such equivalents are intended to be encompassed by the following claims.

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Ser Glu Gly Ser His His Ile Thr Ser 55 60 65 acc ccc gga gtc cca aaa atg ggg gta agg gca agg att gca gat tgg 597 Thr Pro Gly Val Pro Lys Met Gly Val Arg Ala Arg Ile Ala Asp Trp 70 75 80 ccc cca aga aag gaa aac ata aaa gaa tct agc cgt tca agc cag gaa 645 Pro Pro Arg Lys Glu Asn Ile Lys Glu Ser Ser Arg Ser Ser Gln Glu 85 90 95 ata gaa acc tca agt tgc ctt gat agc ctg tcc tcc aaa agc agt cct 693 Ile Glu Thr Ser Ser Cys Leu Asp Ser Leu Ser Ser Lys Ser Ser Pro 100 105 110 115 gtg agt cag gga agt tct gtt agc ctc aat tcc aat gac tca gcc atg 741 Val Ser Gln Gly Ser Ser Val Ser Leu Asn Ser Asn Asp Ser Ala Met 120 125 130 ctg aaa agc ata cag aac acg ctg aaa aac aag aca aga ccg tcg gag 789 Leu Lys Ser Ile Gln Asn Thr Leu Lys Asn Lys Thr Arg Pro Ser Glu 135 140 145 aac atg gac tcc aga ttt ctc atg cct gaa gcc tac ccc agc tcc ccc 837 Asn Met Asp Ser Arg Phe Leu Met Pro Glu Ala Tyr Pro Ser Ser Pro 150 155 160 aga aaa gct ctt cgc aga ata cgc cag cga agc aac agt gat atc acc 885 Arg Lys Ala Leu Arg Arg Ile Arg Gln Arg Ser Asn Ser Asp Ile Thr 165 170 175 ata agt gaa ctt gat gtg gat agc ttt gat gaa tgt atc tca cct aca 933 Ile Ser Glu Leu Asp Val Asp Ser Phe Asp Glu Cys Ile Ser Pro Thr 180 185 190 195 tac aag act gga cca tca ctg cac agg gaa tat ggt agc aca tct tca 981 Tyr Lys Thr Gly Pro Ser Leu His Arg Glu Tyr Gly Ser Thr Ser Ser 200 205 210 att gat aaa cag gga aca tct gga gaa agc ttt ttt gat ttg tta aag 1029 Ile Asp Lys Gln Gly Thr Ser Gly Glu Ser Phe Phe Asp Leu Leu Lys 215 220 225 ggc tac aaa gat gac aaa tct gat cga ggt cca act cca acc aag ctc 1077 Gly Tyr Lys Asp Asp Lys Ser Asp Arg Gly Pro Thr Pro Thr Lys Leu 230 235 240 agt gac ttt ctc att act ggt ggt ggc aag ggt tct ggt ttc tct ttg 1125 Ser Asp Phe Leu Ile Thr Gly Gly Gly Lys Gly Ser Gly Phe Ser Leu 245 250 255 gat gta ata gac ggg cct atc tca cag aga gag aac ctc agg ctt ttt 1173 Asp Val Ile Asp Gly Pro Ile Ser Gln Arg Glu Asn Leu Arg Leu Phe 260 265 270 275 aag gaa agg gaa aaa cca ctc aag cga cgt tca aaa tct gaa act gga 1221 Lys Glu Arg Glu Lys Pro Leu Lys Arg Arg Ser Lys Ser Glu Thr Gly 280 285 290 gac tcc tct att ttt cgt aaa ttg cgc aat gcc aaa ggt gaa gaa ctt 1269 Asp Ser Ser Ile Phe Arg Lys Leu Arg Asn Ala Lys Gly Glu Glu Leu 295 300 305 ggg aag tca tca gat ctt gaa gat aac cga tca gaa gac tct gtc agg 1317 Gly Lys Ser Ser Asp Leu Glu Asp Asn Arg Ser Glu Asp Ser Val Arg 310 315 320 ccc tgg aca tgt cca aag tgc ttt gcc cac tat gat gtc cag agt ata 1365 Pro Trp Thr Cys Pro Lys Cys Phe Ala His Tyr Asp Val Gln Ser Ile 325 330 335 tta ttt gat ttg aat gag gca att atg aac agg cac aat gtt att aag 1413 Leu Phe Asp Leu Asn Glu Ala Ile Met Asn Arg His Asn Val Ile Lys 340 345 350 355 agg aga aac acc acc act gga gct tcc gca gct gcc gtg gca tcc ttg 1461 Arg Arg Asn Thr Thr Thr Gly Ala Ser Ala Ala Ala Val Ala Ser Leu 360 365 370 gtc tct gga cct ctg tct cat tca gcc agt ttt agc tcc cca atg ggc 1509 Val Ser Gly Pro Leu Ser His Ser Ala Ser Phe Ser Ser Pro Met Gly 375 380 385 agc aca gag gac ctg aat tcc aaa gga agc ctc agc atg gac cag gga 1557 Ser Thr Glu Asp Leu Asn Ser Lys Gly Ser Leu Ser Met Asp Gln Gly 390 395 400 gat gat aaa agc aat gag ctt gta atg agc tgt cca tat ttt cgg aat 1605 Asp Asp Lys Ser Asn Glu Leu Val Met Ser Cys Pro Tyr Phe Arg Asn 405 410 415 gag ata ggt gga gaa ggg gag agg aaa atc agc ctt tca aaa tca aat 1653 Glu Ile Gly Gly Glu Gly Glu Arg Lys Ile Ser Leu Ser Lys Ser Asn 420 425 430 435 tct ggc tcc ttt agt gga tgt gaa agt gcc tcc ttt gag tct acc ctt 1701 Ser Gly Ser Phe Ser Gly Cys Glu Ser Ala Ser Phe Glu Ser Thr Leu 440 445 450 agt tcc cat tgc aca aat gca gga gtg gca gta ctt gaa gtg ccc aag 1749 Ser Ser His Cys Thr Asn Ala Gly Val Ala Val Leu Glu Val Pro Lys 455 460 465 gag aac ttg gtg ttg cac cta gat aga gtg aaa aga tac atc gtg gaa 1797 Glu Asn Leu Val Leu His Leu Asp Arg Val Lys Arg Tyr Ile Val Glu 470 475 480 cac gta gat ctg ggt gca tac tat tat aga aaa ttt ttc tac cag aag 1845 His Val Asp Leu Gly Ala Tyr Tyr Tyr Arg Lys Phe Phe Tyr Gln Lys 485 490 495 gaa cac tgg aac tat ttt ggg gct gat gag aat ctt ggt cca gtg gct 1893 Glu His Trp Asn Tyr Phe Gly Ala Asp Glu Asn Leu Gly Pro Val Ala 500 505 510 515 gtg agc att cga agg gaa aaa cca gat gaa atg aaa gaa aat gga tct 1941 Val Ser Ile Arg Arg Glu Lys Pro Asp Glu Met Lys Glu Asn Gly Ser 520 525 530 ccg tac aac tac cga ata att ttt aga act agt gag ctc atg aca ctg 1989 Pro Tyr Asn Tyr Arg Ile Ile Phe Arg Thr Ser Glu Leu Met Thr Leu 535 540 545 aga ggt tcg gtc ctg gag gac gcc att ccg tcg aca gcc aag cac tcg 2037 Arg Gly Ser Val Leu Glu Asp Ala Ile Pro Ser Thr Ala Lys His Ser 550 555 560 aca gcc aga ggc ctg cct ctc aaa gaa gtg ctg gag cac gtg gtt cct 2085 Thr Ala Arg Gly Leu Pro Leu Lys Glu Val Leu Glu His Val Val Pro 565 570 575 gag ctc aat gtc cag tgc ctg cgg ttg gcc ttc aac aca ccc aag gtc 2133 Glu Leu Asn Val Gln Cys Leu Arg Leu Ala Phe Asn Thr Pro Lys Val 580 585 590 595 aca gag cag ctc atg aaa ctg gat gaa caa ggg ctg aac tac cag cag 2181 Thr Glu Gln Leu Met Lys Leu Asp Glu Gln Gly Leu Asn Tyr Gln Gln 600 605 610 aaa gta ggc atc atg tac tgc aaa gct gga cag agc act gaa gaa gag 2229 Lys Val Gly Ile Met Tyr Cys Lys Ala Gly Gln Ser Thr Glu Glu Glu 615 620 625 atg tac aac aat gag tca gct ggc cca gcc ttt gaa gaa ttc ctt caa 2277 Met Tyr Asn Asn Glu Ser Ala Gly Pro Ala Phe Glu Glu Phe Leu Gln 630 635 640 cta ttg gga gag cga gtt cgg ctc aaa gga ttt gag aag tat cga gca 2325 Leu Leu Gly Glu Arg Val Arg Leu Lys Gly Phe Glu Lys Tyr Arg Ala 645 650 655 cag ctt gat acc aaa act gac tcc act gga acc cat tct ctg tac aca 2373 Gln Leu Asp Thr Lys Thr Asp Ser Thr Gly Thr His Ser Leu Tyr Thr 660 665 670 675 aca tac aaa gat tat gaa att atg ttc cat gtt tct acc atg ctg cca 2421 Thr Tyr Lys Asp Tyr Glu Ile Met Phe His Val Ser Thr Met Leu Pro 680 685 690 tac aca ccc aac aac aaa caa cag ctc ctg agg aag cgg cac att gga 2469 Tyr Thr Pro Asn Asn Lys Gln Gln Leu Leu Arg Lys Arg His Ile Gly 695 700 705 aat gat atc gta aca att gtt ttc caa gag cct gga gca cag cca ttc 2517 Asn Asp Ile Val Thr Ile Val Phe Gln Glu Pro Gly Ala Gln Pro Phe 710 715 720 agc cca aaa aac atc cga tcc cac ttc cag cac gtt ttc gtc atc gtc 2565 Ser Pro Lys Asn Ile Arg Ser His Phe Gln His Val Phe Val Ile Val 725 730 735 agg gtg cac aat ccg tgc tct gac agt gtc tgt tat agt gtg gct gtt 2613 Arg Val His Asn Pro Cys Ser Asp Ser Val Cys Tyr Ser Val Ala Val 740 745 750 755 acc agg tcc aga gat gtg cct tcc ttt ggg cct ccc att cct aaa ggg 2661 Thr Arg Ser Arg Asp Val Pro Ser Phe Gly Pro Pro Ile Pro Lys Gly 760 765 770 gtc act ttc cct aag tca aat gtg ttc agg gac ttc ctt ttg gcg aaa 2709 Val Thr Phe Pro Lys Ser Asn Val Phe Arg Asp Phe Leu Leu Ala Lys 775 780 785 gtg att aat gca gaa aat gct gct cat aaa tcg gag aag ttt cgg gcc 2757 Val Ile Asn Ala Glu Asn Ala Ala His Lys Ser Glu Lys Phe Arg Ala 790 795 800 atg gca act cgg acc cgc cag gaa tac ctg aaa gat ctg gca gaa aag 2805 Met Ala Thr Arg Thr Arg Gln Glu Tyr Leu Lys Asp Leu Ala Glu Lys 805 810 815 aat gtc acc aac acc cct atc gac cct tct ggc aag ttt ccg ttc atc 2853 Asn Val Thr Asn Thr Pro Ile Asp Pro Ser Gly Lys Phe Pro Phe Ile 820 825 830 835 tct ctg gct tcc aag aag aag gaa aag tct aag cca tat cca gga gcc 2901 Ser Leu Ala Ser Lys Lys Lys Glu Lys Ser Lys Pro Tyr Pro Gly Ala 840 845 850 gag ctc agc agc atg ggg gcc att gta tgg gca gtc cgg gct gaa gac 2949 Glu Leu Ser Ser Met Gly Ala Ile Val Trp Ala Val Arg Ala Glu Asp 855 860 865 tac aac aag gcc atg gaa cta gac tgc ctt tta ggg atc tcc aat gag 2997 Tyr Asn Lys Ala Met Glu Leu Asp Cys Leu Leu Gly Ile Ser Asn Glu 870 875 880 ttc att gtg ctc att gaa cag gaa aca aag agc gtg gtc ttc aat tgt 3045 Phe Ile Val Leu Ile Glu Gln Glu Thr Lys Ser Val Val Phe Asn Cys 885 890 895 tcc tgt aga gat gtg ata ggg tgg act tca act gac acc agc ctc aaa 3093 Ser Cys Arg Asp Val Ile Gly Trp Thr Ser Thr Asp Thr Ser Leu Lys 900 905 910 915 atc ttc tat gaa cga gga gaa tgt gtt tca gtg ggt agt ttt att aac 3141 Ile Phe Tyr Glu Arg Gly Glu Cys Val Ser Val Gly Ser Phe Ile Asn 920 925 930 att gag gag atc aaa gag att gtc aaa agg ttg cag ttt gtt tca aaa 3189 Ile Glu Glu Ile Lys Glu Ile Val Lys Arg Leu Gln Phe Val Ser Lys 935 940 945 ggc tgt gaa tcg gtg gag atg act ctg cga aga aat ggg cta gga cag 3237 Gly Cys Glu Ser Val Glu Met Thr Leu Arg Arg Asn Gly Leu Gly Gln 950 955 960 ctt ggc ttc cat gtc aac tat gag ggc att gtg gcg gat gtg gag ccc 3285 Leu Gly Phe His Val Asn Tyr Glu Gly Ile Val Ala Asp Val Glu Pro 965 970 975 tac ggt tat gcc tgg cag gca ggg ctg agg cag ggc agt cgc ctg gtg 3333 Tyr Gly Tyr Ala Trp Gln Ala Gly Leu Arg Gln Gly Ser Arg Leu Val 980 985 990 995 gag atc tgc aag gtg gcg gta gcc act ctg agc cat gag cag atg atc 3381 Glu Ile Cys Lys Val Ala Val Ala Thr Leu Ser His Glu Gln Met Ile 1000 1005 1010 gac ctc ctg aga aca tct gtc acg gtg aag gtt gtc atc att ccc ccg 3429 Asp Leu Leu Arg Thr Ser Val Thr Val Lys Val Val Ile Ile Pro Pro 1015 1020 1025 cat gat gac tgc acc ccg cgg agg agt tgc tct gaa acc tac cgc atg 3477 His Asp Asp Cys Thr Pro Arg Arg Ser Cys Ser Glu Thr Tyr Arg Met 1030 1035 1040 cca gtg atg gag tac aaa atg aat gaa ggt gtt tca tac gaa ttc aag 3525 Pro Val Met Glu Tyr Lys Met Asn Glu Gly Val Ser Tyr Glu Phe Lys 1045 1050 1055 ttt ccc ttc cga aat aat aac aag tgg cag agg aac gcc agc aag ggg 3573 Phe Pro Phe Arg Asn Asn Asn Lys Trp Gln Arg Asn Ala Ser Lys Gly 1060 1065 1070 1075 cct cat tca cct caa gtc ccg tcc cag gtg cag agt ccc atg acc tcg 3621 Pro His Ser Pro Gln Val Pro Ser Gln Val Gln Ser Pro Met Thr Ser 1080 1085 1090 cgg ctg aat gct gga aaa gga gat ggg aag atg cct cct cca gaa aga 3669 Arg Leu Asn Ala Gly Lys Gly Asp Gly Lys Met Pro Pro Pro Glu Arg 1095 1100 1105 gcc gcc aac atc cct cga agc atc tcc agt gac ggg cgc cca cta gag 3717 Ala Ala Asn Ile Pro Arg Ser Ile Ser Ser Asp Gly Arg Pro Leu Glu 1110 1115 1120 agg cgg ctg tct cct ggt tcg gac atc tat gtg acg gtc tca tcc atg 3765 Arg Arg Leu Ser Pro Gly Ser Asp Ile Tyr Val Thr Val Ser Ser Met 1125 1130 1135 gct tta gca aga tcc cag tgt cgg aac tct cct agc aac ttg tct tca 3813 Ala Leu Ala Arg Ser Gln Cys Arg Asn Ser Pro Ser Asn Leu Ser Ser 1140 1145 1150 1155 tcc agt gat act ggt tct gtg ggg ggc act tac agg cag aag tcc atg 3861 Ser Ser Asp Thr Gly Ser Val Gly Gly Thr Tyr Arg Gln Lys Ser Met 1160 1165 1170 ccc gaa ggg ttt gga gtg agc cgt aga tcc cca gcc tcc att gac agg 3909 Pro Glu Gly Phe Gly Val Ser Arg Arg Ser Pro Ala Ser Ile Asp Arg 1175 1180 1185 cag aac acc cag tca gat att ggt ggc agc gga aaa tcc acg cct agc 3957 Gln Asn Thr Gln Ser Asp Ile Gly Gly Ser Gly Lys Ser Thr Pro Ser 1190 1195 1200 tgg caa aga agt gag gat agc att gct gac cag atg gct tac agt tat 4005 Trp Gln Arg Ser Glu Asp Ser Ile Ala Asp Gln Met Ala Tyr Ser Tyr 1205 1210 1215 aga gga cct cag gat ttc aat tct ttt gtc ctc gag cag cat gaa tat 4053 Arg Gly Pro Gln Asp Phe Asn Ser Phe Val Leu Glu Gln His Glu Tyr 1220 1225 1230 1235 aca gag cca aca tgc cat ctc cca gca gta tca aag gta ctg cca gct 4101 Thr Glu Pro Thr Cys His Leu Pro Ala Val Ser Lys Val Leu Pro Ala 1240 1245 1250 ttc cga gag agc ccc agt ggg aga tta atg cgg cag gat cca gtg gtt 4149 Phe Arg Glu Ser Pro Ser Gly Arg Leu Met Arg Gln Asp Pro Val Val 1255 1260 1265 cat ttg tct cca aac aaa caa ggg cat tct gat agc cac tac tcg agc 4197 His Leu Ser Pro Asn Lys Gln Gly His Ser Asp Ser His Tyr Ser Ser 1270 1275 1280 cac tcc agt agc aat act ctc tcc agc aat gcg tca agt gcc cat agt 4245 His Ser Ser Ser Asn Thr Leu Ser Ser Asn Ala Ser Ser Ala His Ser 1285 1290 1295 gat gag aag tgg tac gat ggg gac cgc aca gaa tcc gaa ctc aac agc 4293 Asp Glu Lys Trp Tyr Asp Gly Asp Arg Thr Glu Ser Glu Leu Asn Ser 1300 1305 1310 1315 tat aac tat ctg caa ggc acc tct gct gac agt ggc att gac acc acc 4341 Tyr Asn Tyr Leu Gln Gly Thr Ser Ala Asp Ser Gly Ile Asp Thr Thr 1320 1325 1330 tct tat ggc ccc agc cac ggc agc aca gcc tcg ctg ggg gct gcc aca 4389 Ser Tyr Gly Pro Ser His Gly Ser Thr Ala Ser Leu Gly Ala Ala Thr 1335 1340 1345 tcg tca cct cgc tca ggg cca ggc aag gag aaa gtg gca ccc cta tgg 4437 Ser Ser Pro Arg Ser Gly Pro Gly Lys Glu Lys Val Ala Pro Leu Trp 1350 1355 1360 cac agc tcc agt gaa gta atc tcc atg gca gat cgg act ttg gag aca 4485 His Ser Ser Ser Glu Val Ile Ser Met Ala Asp Arg Thr Leu Glu Thr 1365 1370 1375 gag agc cac ggc ctg gac cgg aaa aca gag tct tcc ctg agc tta gac 4533 Glu Ser His Gly Leu Asp Arg Lys Thr Glu Ser Ser Leu Ser Leu Asp 1380 1385 1390 1395 ata cac agc aag agc caa gcc ggc tcg acc cct ctg aca agg gag aac 4581 Ile His Ser Lys Ser Gln Ala Gly Ser Thr Pro Leu Thr Arg Glu Asn 1400 1405 1410 agc acc ttc agt ata aac gat gct gct tcc cac aca agt acc atg agc 4629 Ser Thr Phe Ser Ile Asn Asp Ala Ala Ser His Thr Ser Thr Met Ser 1415 1420 1425 tcc cga cac tct gcc agc cca gtg gtt ttc acc agt gcc cgg agt tca 4677 Ser Arg His Ser Ala Ser Pro Val Val Phe Thr Ser Ala Arg Ser Ser 1430 1435 1440 cct aaa gaa gag ctt cat cca gct gcc ccc tca cag ctc gca cca tcc 4725 Pro Lys Glu Glu Leu His Pro Ala Ala Pro Ser Gln Leu Ala Pro Ser 1445 1450 1455 ttc tcc tcc tct tcc tcc tcc tcc tct ggt cct agg agt ttt tac cct 4773 Phe Ser Ser Ser Ser Ser Ser Ser Ser Gly Pro Arg Ser Phe Tyr Pro 1460 1465 1470 1475 cgc cag ggc gct act agc aag tac ctg att gga tgg aaa aaa ccc gaa 4821 Arg Gln Gly Ala Thr Ser Lys Tyr Leu Ile Gly Trp Lys Lys Pro Glu 1480 1485 1490 gga acc ata aac tcc gtg gga ttt atg gac acg aga aag cgt cat cag 4869 Gly Thr Ile Asn Ser Val Gly Phe Met Asp Thr Arg Lys Arg His Gln 1495 1500 1505 agc gat ggc aat gaa ata gcc cac acc agg ctg cgt gcc tca acc aga 4917 Ser Asp Gly Asn Glu Ile Ala His Thr Arg Leu Arg Ala Ser Thr Arg 1510 1515 1520 gac ctc cgg gca tct cct aag cca acc tcc aag tcc acc att gaa gaa 4965 Asp Leu Arg Ala Ser Pro Lys Pro Thr Ser Lys Ser Thr Ile Glu Glu 1525 1530 1535 gat cta aag aaa cta att gat ctt gaa agc cca act cct gaa tca cag 5013 Asp Leu Lys Lys Leu Ile Asp Leu Glu Ser Pro Thr Pro Glu Ser Gln 1540 1545 1550 1555 aag agt ttt aag ttc cac gca ctc tcc tct cct cag tct cct ttc ccc 5061 Lys Ser Phe Lys Phe His Ala Leu Ser Ser Pro Gln Ser Pro Phe Pro 1560 1565 1570 agc acc ccc acc tca cgg cgg gcc ttg cac aga aca ctg tcg gac gag 5109 Ser Thr Pro Thr Ser Arg Arg Ala Leu His Arg Thr Leu Ser Asp Glu 1575 1580 1585 agc att tac aat agc cag agg gag cac ttt ttc acc tcc agg gcg tca 5157 Ser Ile Tyr Asn Ser Gln Arg Glu His Phe Phe Thr Ser Arg Ala Ser 1590 1595 1600 ctt ctg gac caa gcc ctg ccc aac gac gtc ctc ttc agt agc acg tac 5205 Leu Leu Asp Gln Ala Leu Pro Asn Asp Val Leu Phe Ser Ser Thr Tyr 1605 1610 1615 cct tct ctc ccc aag tcg ctc ccg ttg agg agg cct tct tac acc tta 5253 Pro Ser Leu Pro Lys Ser Leu Pro Leu Arg Arg Pro Ser Tyr Thr Leu 1620 1625 1630 1635 gga atg aaa tcg ctg cat gga gag ttc tca gcc tcg gac agc tcc ctc 5301 Gly Met Lys Ser Leu His Gly Glu Phe Ser Ala Ser Asp Ser Ser Leu 1640 1645 1650 act gac atc cag gag acc cgc agg cag cct atg ccc gac cct ggc ctg 5349 Thr Asp Ile Gln Glu Thr Arg Arg Gln Pro Met Pro Asp Pro Gly Leu 1655 1660 1665 atg ccc ctg cct gac act gct gca gac ttg gat tgg tcc aac ctg gta 5397 Met Pro Leu Pro Asp Thr Ala Ala Asp Leu Asp Trp Ser Asn Leu Val 1670 1675 1680 gat gct gcc aaa gcc tat gag gtc cag aga gcc tca ttt ttt gct gct 5445 Asp Ala Ala Lys Ala Tyr Glu Val Gln Arg Ala Ser Phe Phe Ala Ala 1685 1690 1695 agt gat gaa aac cat cgc ccc ttg agt gct gca tcc aac agt gat cag 5493 Ser Asp Glu Asn His Arg Pro Leu Ser Ala Ala Ser Asn Ser Asp Gln 1700 1705 1710 1715 ctg gag gac cag gct ctg gcc cag atg aag cct tac agc agc agt aaa 5541 Leu Glu Asp Gln Ala Leu Ala Gln Met Lys Pro Tyr Ser Ser Ser Lys 1720 1725 1730 gac tcc tct ccc act ctg gct tct aaa gtg gac cag ctg gaa ggt atg 5589 Asp Ser Ser Pro Thr Leu Ala Ser Lys Val Asp Gln Leu Glu Gly Met 1735 1740 1745 ctg aag atg ctt cgg gaa gat ttg aag aag gaa aaa gaa gac aaa gct 5637 Leu Lys Met Leu Arg Glu Asp Leu Lys Lys Glu Lys Glu Asp Lys Ala 1750 1755 1760 cac ctt cag gcg gag gtg cag cac ctg cga gag gac aac ctg agg cta 5685 His Leu Gln Ala Glu Val Gln His Leu Arg Glu Asp Asn Leu Arg Leu 1765 1770 1775 cag gag gag tcc cag aac gcc tcg gac aag ctg aag aag ttc aca gaa 5733 Gln Glu Glu Ser Gln Asn Ala Ser Asp Lys Leu Lys Lys Phe Thr Glu 1780 1785 1790 1795 tgg gtc ttc aac acc ata gac atg agc tagggaaggc tgaggaggac 5780 Trp Val Phe Asn Thr Ile Asp Met Ser 1800 aggagaaggg cccagacact ccctccagtg agtgtcctgc agcccttatt ccctccatag 5840 aaagcatcct cagagcacct tccctggctt cctactctgc cccctttcgg ggagtgcaca 5900 acacaatagt tgcagatcaa caatcatcac ctgccttttg tagaaaagaa aaacaaaaaa 5960 agtaaataaa aattttaaac agtaaaataa aagtttaact gctaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa 6020 aaaaaaaa 6028 2 1804 PRT Homo sapiens 2 Met Thr Ser Leu Lys Arg Ser Gln Thr Glu Arg Pro Leu Ala Thr Asp 1 5 10 15 Arg Ala Ser Val Val Gly Thr Asp Gly Thr Pro Lys Val His Thr Asp 20 25 30 Asp Phe Tyr Met Arg Arg Phe Arg Ser Gln Asn Gly Ser Leu Gly Ser 35 40 45 Ser Val Met Ala Pro Val Gly Pro Pro Arg Ser Glu Gly Ser His His 50 55 60 Ile Thr Ser Thr Pro Gly Val Pro Lys Met Gly Val Arg Ala Arg Ile 65 70 75 80 Ala Asp Trp Pro Pro Arg Lys Glu Asn Ile Lys Glu Ser Ser Arg Ser 85 90 95 Ser Gln Glu Ile Glu Thr Ser Ser Cys Leu Asp Ser Leu Ser Ser Lys 100 105 110 Ser Ser Pro Val Ser Gln Gly Ser Ser Val Ser Leu Asn Ser Asn Asp 115 120 125 Ser Ala Met Leu Lys Ser Ile Gln Asn Thr Leu Lys Asn Lys Thr Arg 130 135 140 Pro Ser Glu Asn Met Asp Ser Arg Phe Leu Met Pro Glu Ala Tyr Pro 145 150 155 160 Ser Ser Pro Arg Lys Ala Leu Arg Arg Ile Arg Gln Arg Ser Asn Ser 165 170 175 Asp Ile Thr Ile Ser Glu Leu Asp Val Asp Ser Phe Asp Glu Cys Ile 180 185 190 Ser Pro Thr Tyr Lys Thr Gly Pro Ser Leu His Arg Glu Tyr Gly Ser 195 200 205 Thr Ser Ser Ile Asp Lys Gln Gly Thr Ser Gly Glu Ser Phe Phe Asp 210 215 220 Leu Leu Lys Gly Tyr Lys Asp Asp Lys Ser Asp Arg Gly Pro Thr Pro 225 230 235 240 Thr Lys Leu Ser Asp Phe Leu Ile Thr Gly Gly Gly Lys Gly Ser Gly 245 250 255 Phe Ser Leu Asp Val Ile Asp Gly Pro Ile Ser Gln Arg Glu Asn Leu 260 265 270 Arg Leu Phe Lys Glu Arg Glu Lys Pro Leu Lys Arg Arg Ser Lys Ser 275 280 285 Glu Thr Gly Asp Ser Ser Ile Phe Arg Lys Leu Arg Asn Ala Lys Gly 290 295 300 Glu Glu Leu Gly Lys Ser Ser Asp Leu Glu Asp Asn Arg Ser Glu Asp 305 310 315 320 Ser Val Arg Pro Trp Thr Cys Pro Lys Cys Phe Ala His Tyr Asp Val 325 330 335 Gln Ser Ile Leu Phe Asp Leu Asn Glu Ala Ile Met Asn Arg His Asn 340 345 350 Val Ile Lys Arg Arg Asn Thr Thr Thr Gly Ala Ser Ala Ala Ala Val 355 360 365 Ala Ser Leu Val Ser Gly Pro Leu Ser His Ser Ala Ser Phe Ser Ser 370 375 380 Pro Met Gly Ser Thr Glu Asp Leu Asn Ser Lys Gly Ser Leu Ser Met 385 390 395 400 Asp Gln Gly Asp Asp Lys Ser Asn Glu Leu Val Met Ser Cys Pro Tyr 405 410 415 Phe Arg Asn Glu Ile Gly Gly Glu Gly Glu Arg Lys Ile Ser Leu Ser 420 425 430 Lys Ser Asn Ser Gly Ser Phe Ser Gly Cys Glu Ser Ala Ser Phe Glu 435 440 445 Ser Thr Leu Ser Ser His Cys Thr Asn Ala Gly Val Ala Val Leu Glu 450 455 460 Val Pro Lys Glu Asn Leu Val Leu His Leu Asp Arg Val Lys Arg Tyr 465 470 475 480 Ile Val Glu His Val Asp Leu Gly Ala Tyr Tyr Tyr Arg Lys Phe Phe 485 490 495 Tyr Gln Lys Glu His Trp Asn Tyr Phe Gly Ala Asp Glu Asn Leu Gly 500 505 510 Pro Val Ala Val Ser Ile Arg Arg Glu Lys Pro Asp Glu Met Lys Glu 515 520 525 Asn Gly Ser Pro Tyr Asn Tyr Arg Ile Ile Phe Arg Thr Ser Glu Leu 530 535 540 Met Thr Leu Arg Gly Ser Val Leu Glu Asp Ala Ile Pro Ser Thr Ala 545 550 555 560 Lys His Ser Thr Ala Arg Gly Leu Pro Leu Lys Glu Val Leu Glu His 565 570 575 Val Val Pro Glu Leu Asn Val Gln Cys Leu Arg Leu Ala Phe Asn Thr 580 585 590 Pro Lys Val Thr Glu Gln Leu Met Lys Leu Asp Glu Gln Gly Leu Asn 595 600 605 Tyr Gln Gln Lys Val Gly Ile Met Tyr Cys Lys Ala Gly Gln Ser Thr 610 615 620 Glu Glu Glu Met Tyr Asn Asn Glu Ser Ala Gly Pro Ala Phe Glu Glu 625 630 635 640 Phe Leu Gln Leu Leu Gly Glu Arg Val Arg Leu Lys Gly Phe Glu Lys 645 650 655 Tyr Arg Ala Gln Leu Asp Thr Lys Thr Asp Ser Thr Gly Thr His Ser 660 665 670 Leu Tyr Thr Thr Tyr Lys Asp Tyr Glu Ile Met Phe His Val Ser Thr 675 680 685 Met Leu Pro Tyr Thr Pro Asn Asn Lys Gln Gln Leu Leu Arg Lys Arg 690 695 700 His Ile Gly Asn Asp Ile Val Thr Ile Val Phe Gln Glu Pro Gly Ala 705 710 715 720 Gln Pro Phe Ser Pro Lys Asn Ile Arg Ser His Phe Gln His Val Phe 725 730 735 Val Ile Val Arg Val His Asn Pro Cys Ser Asp Ser Val Cys Tyr Ser 740 745 750 Val Ala Val Thr Arg Ser Arg Asp Val Pro Ser Phe Gly Pro Pro Ile 755 760 765 Pro Lys Gly Val Thr Phe Pro Lys Ser Asn Val Phe Arg Asp Phe Leu 770 775 780 Leu Ala Lys Val Ile Asn Ala Glu Asn Ala Ala His Lys Ser Glu Lys 785 790 795 800 Phe Arg Ala Met Ala Thr Arg Thr Arg Gln Glu Tyr Leu Lys Asp Leu 805 810 815 Ala Glu Lys Asn Val Thr Asn Thr Pro Ile Asp Pro Ser Gly Lys Phe 820 825 830 Pro Phe Ile Ser Leu Ala Ser Lys Lys Lys Glu Lys Ser Lys Pro Tyr 835 840 845 Pro Gly Ala Glu Leu Ser Ser Met Gly Ala Ile Val Trp Ala Val Arg 850 855 860 Ala Glu Asp Tyr Asn Lys Ala Met Glu Leu Asp Cys Leu Leu Gly Ile 865 870 875 880 Ser Asn Glu Phe Ile Val Leu Ile Glu Gln Glu Thr Lys Ser Val Val 885 890 895 Phe Asn Cys Ser Cys Arg Asp Val Ile Gly Trp Thr Ser Thr Asp Thr 900 905 910 Ser Leu Lys Ile Phe Tyr Glu Arg Gly Glu Cys Val Ser Val Gly Ser 915 920 925 Phe Ile Asn Ile Glu Glu Ile Lys Glu Ile Val Lys Arg Leu Gln Phe 930 935 940 Val Ser Lys Gly Cys Glu Ser Val Glu Met Thr Leu Arg Arg Asn Gly 945 950 955 960 Leu Gly Gln Leu Gly Phe His Val Asn Tyr Glu Gly Ile Val Ala Asp 965 970 975 Val Glu Pro Tyr Gly Tyr Ala Trp Gln Ala Gly Leu Arg Gln Gly Ser 980 985 990 Arg Leu Val Glu Ile Cys Lys Val Ala Val Ala Thr Leu Ser His Glu 995 1000 1005 Gln Met Ile Asp Leu Leu Arg Thr Ser Val Thr Val Lys Val Val Ile 1010 1015 1020 Ile Pro Pro His Asp Asp Cys Thr Pro Arg Arg Ser Cys Ser Glu Thr 1025 1030 1035 1040 Tyr Arg Met Pro Val Met Glu Tyr Lys Met Asn Glu Gly Val Ser Tyr 1045 1050 1055 Glu Phe Lys Phe Pro Phe Arg Asn Asn Asn Lys Trp Gln Arg Asn Ala 1060 1065 1070 Ser Lys Gly Pro His Ser Pro Gln Val Pro Ser Gln Val Gln Ser Pro 1075 1080 1085 Met Thr Ser Arg Leu Asn Ala Gly Lys Gly Asp Gly Lys Met Pro Pro 1090 1095 1100 Pro Glu Arg Ala Ala Asn Ile Pro Arg Ser Ile Ser Ser Asp Gly Arg 1105 1110 1115 1120 Pro Leu Glu Arg Arg Leu Ser Pro Gly Ser Asp Ile Tyr Val Thr Val 1125 1130 1135 Ser Ser Met Ala Leu Ala Arg Ser Gln Cys Arg Asn Ser Pro Ser Asn 1140 1145 1150 Leu Ser Ser Ser Ser Asp Thr Gly Ser Val Gly Gly Thr Tyr Arg Gln 1155 1160 1165 Lys Ser Met Pro Glu Gly Phe Gly Val Ser Arg Arg Ser Pro Ala Ser 1170 1175 1180 Ile Asp Arg Gln Asn Thr Gln Ser Asp Ile Gly Gly Ser Gly Lys Ser 1185 1190 1195 1200 Thr Pro Ser Trp Gln Arg Ser Glu Asp Ser Ile Ala Asp Gln Met Ala 1205 1210 1215 Tyr Ser Tyr Arg Gly Pro Gln Asp Phe Asn Ser Phe Val Leu Glu Gln 1220 1225 1230 His Glu Tyr Thr Glu Pro Thr Cys His Leu Pro Ala Val Ser Lys Val 1235 1240 1245 Leu Pro Ala Phe Arg Glu Ser Pro Ser Gly Arg Leu Met Arg Gln Asp 1250 1255 1260 Pro Val Val His Leu Ser Pro Asn Lys Gln Gly His Ser Asp Ser His 1265 1270 1275 1280 Tyr Ser Ser His Ser Ser Ser Asn Thr Leu Ser Ser Asn Ala Ser Ser 1285 1290 1295 Ala His Ser Asp Glu Lys Trp Tyr Asp Gly Asp Arg Thr Glu Ser Glu 1300 1305 1310 Leu Asn Ser Tyr Asn Tyr Leu Gln Gly Thr Ser Ala Asp Ser Gly Ile 1315 1320 1325 Asp Thr Thr Ser Tyr Gly Pro Ser His Gly Ser Thr Ala Ser Leu Gly 1330 1335 1340 Ala Ala Thr Ser Ser Pro Arg Ser Gly Pro Gly Lys Glu Lys Val Ala 1345 1350 1355 1360 Pro Leu Trp His Ser Ser Ser Glu Val Ile Ser Met Ala Asp Arg Thr 1365 1370 1375 Leu Glu Thr Glu Ser His Gly Leu Asp Arg Lys Thr Glu Ser Ser Leu 1380 1385 1390 Ser Leu Asp Ile His Ser Lys Ser Gln Ala Gly Ser Thr Pro Leu Thr 1395 1400 1405 Arg Glu Asn Ser Thr Phe Ser Ile Asn Asp Ala Ala Ser His Thr Ser 1410 1415 1420 Thr Met Ser Ser Arg His Ser Ala Ser Pro Val Val Phe Thr Ser Ala 1425 1430 1435 1440 Arg Ser Ser Pro Lys Glu Glu Leu His Pro Ala Ala Pro Ser Gln Leu 1445 1450 1455 Ala Pro Ser Phe Ser Ser Ser Ser Ser Ser Ser Ser Gly Pro Arg Ser 1460 1465 1470 Phe Tyr Pro Arg Gln Gly Ala Thr Ser Lys Tyr Leu Ile Gly Trp Lys 1475 1480 1485 Lys Pro Glu Gly Thr Ile Asn Ser Val Gly Phe Met Asp Thr Arg Lys 1490 1495 1500 Arg His Gln Ser Asp Gly Asn Glu Ile Ala His Thr Arg Leu Arg Ala 1505 1510 1515 1520 Ser Thr Arg Asp Leu Arg Ala Ser Pro Lys Pro Thr Ser Lys Ser Thr 1525 1530 1535 Ile Glu Glu Asp Leu Lys Lys Leu Ile Asp Leu Glu Ser Pro Thr Pro 1540 1545 1550 Glu Ser Gln Lys Ser Phe Lys Phe His Ala Leu Ser Ser Pro Gln Ser 1555 1560 1565 Pro Phe Pro Ser Thr Pro Thr Ser Arg Arg Ala Leu His Arg Thr Leu 1570 1575 1580 Ser Asp Glu Ser Ile Tyr Asn Ser Gln Arg Glu His Phe Phe Thr Ser 1585 1590 1595 1600 Arg Ala Ser Leu Leu Asp Gln Ala Leu Pro Asn Asp Val Leu Phe Ser 1605 1610 1615 Ser Thr Tyr Pro Ser Leu Pro Lys Ser Leu Pro Leu Arg Arg Pro Ser 1620 1625 1630 Tyr Thr Leu Gly Met Lys Ser Leu His Gly Glu Phe Ser Ala Ser Asp 1635 1640 1645 Ser Ser Leu Thr Asp Ile Gln Glu Thr Arg Arg Gln Pro Met Pro Asp 1650 1655 1660 Pro Gly Leu Met Pro Leu Pro Asp Thr Ala Ala Asp Leu Asp Trp Ser 1665 1670 1675 1680 Asn Leu Val Asp Ala Ala Lys Ala Tyr Glu Val Gln Arg Ala Ser Phe 1685 1690 1695 Phe Ala Ala Ser Asp Glu Asn His Arg Pro Leu Ser Ala Ala Ser Asn 1700 1705 1710 Ser Asp Gln Leu Glu Asp Gln Ala Leu Ala Gln Met Lys Pro Tyr Ser 1715 1720 1725 Ser Ser Lys Asp Ser Ser Pro Thr Leu Ala Ser Lys Val Asp Gln Leu 1730 1735 1740 Glu Gly Met Leu Lys Met Leu Arg Glu Asp Leu Lys Lys Glu Lys Glu 1745 1750 1755 1760 Asp Lys Ala His Leu Gln Ala Glu Val Gln His Leu Arg Glu Asp Asn 1765 1770 1775 Leu Arg Leu Gln Glu Glu Ser Gln Asn Ala Ser Asp Lys Leu Lys Lys 1780 1785 1790 Phe Thr Glu Trp Val Phe Asn Thr Ile Asp Met Ser 1795 1800 3 5833 DNA Homo sapiens CDS (349)..(5697) 3 ggtgtggacg ttgtctaaat ttcggtagcc atggcacaag aatataagaa agcatgggat 60 tatggcaacc acagaatctc agtagtacaa gttccattca gttttttctg aaagaaagcc 120 ctctgttaaa gtgaagcaaa gaaactgttg tggattataa cgtttagaag ttccaatttt 180 tcagtgcttt acaaataaag catcatttaa ccttttaaat gaaaaagatt aagatctcat 240 gcaactgttg tattttctgg aagccattct ccaaaaggga agtgcacatt taaaacacag 300 atatgatggt ccttgctgca gggatttaag tctacttgct tttacatc atg acc agc 357 Met Thr Ser 1 ttg aaa cgg tca cag aca gaa agg cct ctt gcc act gac agg gcc tct 405 Leu Lys Arg Ser Gln Thr Glu Arg Pro Leu Ala Thr Asp Arg Ala Ser 5 10 15 gtt gtt ggc aca gac ggc acc ccc aaa gtc cac act gat gat ttc tac 453 Val Val Gly Thr Asp Gly Thr Pro Lys Val His Thr Asp Asp Phe Tyr 20 25 30 35 atg cgg cgc ttc cgg tcc caa aat ggc agc tta gga tca tca gtt atg 501 Met Arg Arg Phe Arg Ser Gln Asn Gly Ser Leu Gly Ser Ser Val Met 40 45 50 gct cct gta gga ccc ccc cga agt gaa ggt tct cac cat ata acc tca 549 Ala Pro Val Gly Pro Pro Arg Ser Glu Gly Ser His His Ile Thr Ser 55 60 65 acc ccc gga gtc cca aaa atg ggg gta agg gca agg att gca gat tgg 597 Thr Pro Gly Val Pro Lys Met Gly Val Arg Ala Arg Ile Ala Asp Trp 70 75 80 ccc cca aga aag gaa aac ata aaa gaa tct agc cgt tca agc cag gaa 645 Pro Pro Arg Lys Glu Asn Ile Lys Glu Ser Ser Arg Ser Ser Gln Glu 85 90 95 ata gaa acc tca agt tgc ctt gat agc ctg tcc tcc aaa agc agt cct 693 Ile Glu Thr Ser Ser Cys Leu Asp Ser Leu Ser Ser Lys Ser Ser Pro 100 105 110 115 gtg agt cag gga agt tct gtt agc ctc aat tcc aat gac tca gcc atg 741 Val Ser Gln Gly Ser Ser Val Ser Leu Asn Ser Asn Asp Ser Ala Met 120 125 130 ctg aaa agc ata cag aac acg ctg aaa aac aag aca aga ccg tcg gag 789 Leu Lys Ser Ile Gln Asn Thr Leu Lys Asn Lys Thr Arg Pro Ser Glu 135 140 145 aac atg gac tcc aga ttt ctc atg cct gaa gcc tac ccc agc tcc ccc 837 Asn Met Asp Ser Arg Phe Leu Met Pro Glu Ala Tyr Pro Ser Ser Pro 150 155 160 aga aaa gct ctt cgc aga ata cgc cag cga agc aac agt gat atc acc 885 Arg Lys Ala Leu Arg Arg Ile Arg Gln Arg Ser Asn Ser Asp Ile Thr 165 170 175 ata agt gaa ctt gat gtg gat agc ttt gat gaa tgt atc tca cct aca 933 Ile Ser Glu Leu Asp Val Asp Ser Phe Asp Glu Cys Ile Ser Pro Thr 180 185 190 195 tac aag act gga cca tca ctg cac agg gaa tat ggt agc aca tct tca 981 Tyr Lys Thr Gly Pro Ser Leu His Arg Glu Tyr Gly Ser Thr Ser Ser 200 205 210 att gat aaa cag gga aca tct gga gaa agc ttt ttt gat ttg tta aag 1029 Ile Asp Lys Gln Gly Thr Ser Gly Glu Ser Phe Phe Asp Leu Leu Lys 215 220 225 ggc tac aaa gat gac aaa tct gat cga ggt cca act cca acc aag ctc 1077 Gly Tyr Lys Asp Asp Lys Ser Asp Arg Gly Pro Thr Pro Thr Lys Leu 230 235 240 agt gac ttt ctc att act ggt ggt ggc aag ggt tct ggt ttc tct ttg 1125 Ser Asp Phe Leu Ile Thr Gly Gly Gly Lys Gly Ser Gly Phe Ser Leu 245 250 255 gat gta ata gac ggg cct atc tca cag aga gag aac ctc agg ctt ttt 1173 Asp Val Ile Asp Gly Pro Ile Ser Gln Arg Glu Asn Leu Arg Leu Phe 260 265 270 275 aag gaa agg gaa aaa cca ctc aag cga cgt tca aaa tct gaa act gga 1221 Lys Glu Arg Glu Lys Pro Leu Lys Arg Arg Ser Lys Ser Glu Thr Gly 280 285 290 gac tcc tct att ttt cgt aaa ttg cgc aat gcc aaa ggt gaa gaa ctt 1269 Asp Ser Ser Ile Phe Arg Lys Leu Arg Asn Ala Lys Gly Glu Glu Leu 295 300 305 ggg aag tca tca gat ctt gaa gat aac cga tca gaa gac tct gtc agg 1317 Gly Lys Ser Ser Asp Leu Glu Asp Asn Arg Ser Glu Asp Ser Val Arg 310 315 320 ccc tgg aca tgt cca aag tgc ttt gcc cac tat gat gtc cag agt ata 1365 Pro Trp Thr Cys Pro Lys Cys Phe Ala His Tyr Asp Val Gln Ser Ile 325 330 335 tta ttt gat ttg aat gag gca att atg aac agg cac aat gtt att aag 1413 Leu Phe Asp Leu Asn Glu Ala Ile Met Asn Arg His Asn Val Ile Lys 340 345 350 355 agg aga aac acc acc act gga gct tcc gca gct gcc gtg gca tcc ttg 1461 Arg Arg Asn Thr Thr Thr Gly Ala Ser Ala Ala Ala Val Ala Ser Leu 360 365 370 gtc tct gga cct ctg tct cat tca gcc agt ttt agc tcc cca atg ggc 1509 Val Ser Gly Pro Leu Ser His Ser Ala Ser Phe Ser Ser Pro Met Gly 375 380 385 agc aca gag gac ctg aat tcc aaa gga agc ctc agc atg gac cag gga 1557 Ser Thr Glu Asp Leu Asn Ser Lys Gly Ser Leu Ser Met Asp Gln Gly 390 395 400 gat gat aaa agc aat gag ctt gta atg agc tgt cca tat ttt cgg aat 1605 Asp Asp Lys Ser Asn Glu Leu Val Met Ser Cys Pro Tyr Phe Arg Asn 405 410 415 gag ata ggt gga gaa ggg gag agg aaa atc agc ctt tca aaa tca aat 1653 Glu Ile Gly Gly Glu Gly Glu Arg Lys Ile Ser Leu Ser Lys Ser Asn 420 425 430 435 tct ggc tcc ttt agt gga tgt gaa agt gcc tcc ttt gag tct acc ctt 1701 Ser Gly Ser Phe Ser Gly Cys Glu Ser Ala Ser Phe Glu Ser Thr Leu 440 445 450 agt tcc cat tgc aca aat gca gga gtg gca gta ctt gaa gtg ccc aag 1749 Ser Ser His Cys Thr Asn Ala Gly Val Ala Val Leu Glu Val Pro Lys 455 460 465 gag aac ttg gtg ttg cac cta gat aga gtg aaa aga tac atc gtg gaa 1797 Glu Asn Leu Val Leu His Leu Asp Arg Val Lys Arg Tyr Ile Val Glu 470 475 480 cac gta gat ctg ggt gca tac tat tat aga aaa ttt ttc tac cag aag 1845 His Val Asp Leu Gly Ala Tyr Tyr Tyr Arg Lys Phe Phe Tyr Gln Lys 485 490 495 gaa cac tgg aac tat ttt ggg gct gat gag aat ctt ggt cca gtg gct 1893 Glu His Trp Asn Tyr Phe Gly Ala Asp Glu Asn Leu Gly Pro Val Ala 500 505 510 515 gtg agc att cga agg gaa aaa cca gat gaa atg aaa gaa aat gga tct 1941 Val Ser Ile Arg Arg Glu Lys Pro Asp Glu Met Lys Glu Asn Gly Ser 520 525 530 ccg tac aac tac cga ata att ttt aga act agt gag ctc atg aca ctg 1989 Pro Tyr Asn Tyr Arg Ile Ile Phe Arg Thr Ser Glu Leu Met Thr Leu 535 540 545 aga ggt tcg gtc ctg gag gac gcc att ccg tcg aca gcc aag cac tcg 2037 Arg Gly Ser Val Leu Glu Asp Ala Ile Pro Ser Thr Ala Lys His Ser 550 555 560 aca gcc aga ggc ctg cct ctc aaa gaa gtg ctg gag cac gtg gtt cct 2085 Thr Ala Arg Gly Leu Pro Leu Lys Glu Val Leu Glu His Val Val Pro 565 570 575 gag ctc aat gtc cag tgc ctg cgg ttg gcc ttc aac aca ccc aag gtc 2133 Glu Leu Asn Val Gln Cys Leu Arg Leu Ala Phe Asn Thr Pro Lys Val 580 585 590 595 aca gag cag ctc atg aaa ctg gat gaa caa ggg ctg aac tac cag cag 2181 Thr Glu Gln Leu Met Lys Leu Asp Glu Gln Gly Leu Asn Tyr Gln Gln 600 605 610 aaa gta ggc atc atg tac tgc aaa gct gga cag agc act gaa gaa gag 2229 Lys Val Gly Ile Met Tyr Cys Lys Ala Gly Gln Ser Thr Glu Glu Glu 615 620 625 atg tac aac aat gag tca gct ggc cca gcc ttt gaa gaa ttc ctt caa 2277 Met Tyr Asn Asn Glu Ser Ala Gly Pro Ala Phe Glu Glu Phe Leu Gln 630 635 640 cta ttg gga gag cga gtt cgg ctc aaa gga ttt gag aag tat cga gca 2325 Leu Leu Gly Glu Arg Val Arg Leu Lys Gly Phe Glu Lys Tyr Arg Ala 645 650 655 cag ctt gat acc aaa act gac tcc act gga acc cat tct ctg tac aca 2373 Gln Leu Asp Thr Lys Thr Asp Ser Thr Gly Thr His Ser Leu Tyr Thr 660 665 670 675 aca tac aaa gat tat gaa att atg ttc cat gtt tct acc atg ctg cca 2421 Thr Tyr Lys Asp Tyr Glu Ile Met Phe His Val Ser Thr Met Leu Pro 680 685 690 tac aca ccc aac aac aaa caa cag ctc ctg agg aag cgg cac att gga 2469 Tyr Thr Pro Asn Asn Lys Gln Gln Leu Leu Arg Lys Arg His Ile Gly 695 700 705 aat gat atc gta aca att gtt ttc caa gag cct gga gca cag cca ttc 2517 Asn Asp Ile Val Thr Ile Val Phe Gln Glu Pro Gly Ala Gln Pro Phe 710 715 720 agc cca aaa aac atc cga tcc cac ttc cag cac gtt ttc gtc atc gtc 2565 Ser Pro Lys Asn Ile Arg Ser His Phe Gln His Val Phe Val Ile Val 725 730 735 agg gtg cac aat ccg tgc tct gac agt gtc tgt tat agt gtg gct gtt 2613 Arg Val His Asn Pro Cys Ser Asp Ser Val Cys Tyr Ser Val Ala Val 740 745 750 755 acc agg tcc aga gat gtg cct tcc ttt ggg cct ccc att cct aaa ggg 2661 Thr Arg Ser Arg Asp Val Pro Ser Phe Gly Pro Pro Ile Pro Lys Gly 760 765 770 gtc act ttc cct aag tca aat gtg ttc agg gac ttc ctt ttg gcg aaa 2709 Val Thr Phe Pro Lys Ser Asn Val Phe Arg Asp Phe Leu Leu Ala Lys 775 780 785 gtg att aat gca gaa aat gct gct cat aaa tcg gag aag ttt cgg gcc 2757 Val Ile Asn Ala Glu Asn Ala Ala His Lys Ser Glu Lys Phe Arg Ala 790 795 800 atg gca act cgg acc cgc cag gaa tac ctg aaa gat ctg gca gaa aag 2805 Met Ala Thr Arg Thr Arg Gln Glu Tyr Leu Lys Asp Leu Ala Glu Lys 805 810 815 aat gtc acc aac acc cct atc gac cct tct ggc aag ttt ccg ttc atc 2853 Asn Val Thr Asn Thr Pro Ile Asp Pro Ser Gly Lys Phe Pro Phe Ile 820 825 830 835 tct ctg gct tcc aag aag aag gaa aag tct aag cca tat cca gga gcc 2901 Ser Leu Ala Ser Lys Lys Lys Glu Lys Ser Lys Pro Tyr Pro Gly Ala 840 845 850 gag ctc agc agc atg ggg gcc att gta tgg gca gtc cgg gct gaa gac 2949 Glu Leu Ser Ser Met Gly Ala Ile Val Trp Ala Val Arg Ala Glu Asp 855 860 865 tac aac aag gcc atg gaa cta gac tgc ctt tta ggg atc tcc aat gag 2997 Tyr Asn Lys Ala Met Glu Leu Asp Cys Leu Leu Gly Ile Ser Asn Glu 870 875 880 ttc att gtg ctc att gaa cag gaa aca aag agc gtg gtc ttc aat tgt 3045 Phe Ile Val Leu Ile Glu Gln Glu Thr Lys Ser Val Val Phe Asn Cys 885 890 895 tcc tgt aga gat gtg ata ggg tgg act tca act gac acc agc ctc aaa 3093 Ser Cys Arg Asp Val Ile Gly Trp Thr Ser Thr Asp Thr Ser Leu Lys 900 905 910 915 atc ttc tat gaa cga gga gaa tgt gtt tca gtg ggt agt ttt att aac 3141 Ile Phe Tyr Glu Arg Gly Glu Cys Val Ser Val Gly Ser Phe Ile Asn 920 925 930 att gag gag atc aaa gag att gtc aaa agg ttg cag ttt gtt tca aaa 3189 Ile Glu Glu Ile Lys Glu Ile Val Lys Arg Leu Gln Phe Val Ser Lys 935 940 945 ggc tgt gaa tcg gtg gag atg act ctg cga aga aat ggg cta gga cag 3237 Gly Cys Glu Ser Val Glu Met Thr Leu Arg Arg Asn Gly Leu Gly Gln 950 955 960 ctt ggc ttc cat gtc aac tat gag ggc att gtg gcg gat gtg gag ccc 3285 Leu Gly Phe His Val Asn Tyr Glu Gly Ile Val Ala Asp Val Glu Pro 965 970 975 tac ggt tat gcc tgg cag gca ggg ctg agg cag ggc agt cgc ctg gtg 3333 Tyr Gly Tyr Ala Trp Gln Ala Gly Leu Arg Gln Gly Ser Arg Leu Val 980 985 990 995 gag atc tgc aag gtg gcg gta gcc act ctg agc cat gag cag atg atc 3381 Glu Ile Cys Lys Val Ala Val Ala Thr Leu Ser His Glu Gln Met Ile 1000 1005 1010 gac ctc ctg aga aca tct gtc acg gtg aag gtt gtc atc att ccc ccg 3429 Asp Leu Leu Arg Thr Ser Val Thr Val Lys Val Val Ile Ile Pro Pro 1015 1020 1025 cat gat gac tgc acc ccg cgg agg agt tgc tct gaa acc tac cgc atg 3477 His Asp Asp Cys Thr Pro Arg Arg Ser Cys Ser Glu Thr Tyr Arg Met 1030 1035 1040 cca gtg atg gag tac aaa atg aat gaa ggt gtt tca tac gaa ttc aag 3525 Pro Val Met Glu Tyr Lys Met Asn Glu Gly Val Ser Tyr Glu Phe Lys 1045 1050 1055 ttt ccc ttc cga aat aat aac aag tgg cag agg aac gcc agc aag ggg 3573 Phe Pro Phe Arg Asn Asn Asn Lys Trp Gln Arg Asn Ala Ser Lys Gly 1060 1065 1070 1075 cct cat tca cct caa gtc ccg tcc cag gtg cag agt ccc atg acc tcg 3621 Pro His Ser Pro Gln Val Pro Ser Gln Val Gln Ser Pro Met Thr Ser 1080 1085 1090 cgg ctg aat gct gga aaa gga gat ggg aag atg cct cct cca gaa aga 3669 Arg Leu Asn Ala Gly Lys Gly Asp Gly Lys Met Pro Pro Pro Glu Arg 1095 1100 1105 gcc gcc aac atc cct cga agc atc tcc agt gac ggg cgc cca cta gag 3717 Ala Ala Asn Ile Pro Arg Ser Ile Ser Ser Asp Gly Arg Pro Leu Glu 1110 1115 1120 agg cgg ctg tct cct ggt tcg gac atc tat gtg acg gtc tca tcc atg 3765 Arg Arg Leu Ser Pro Gly Ser Asp Ile Tyr Val Thr Val Ser Ser Met 1125 1130 1135 gct tta gca aga tcc cag tgt cgg aac tct cct agc aac ttg tct tca 3813 Ala Leu Ala Arg Ser Gln Cys Arg Asn Ser Pro Ser Asn Leu Ser Ser 1140 1145 1150 1155 tcc agt gat act ggt tct gtg ggg ggc act tac agg cag aag tcc atg 3861 Ser Ser Asp Thr Gly Ser Val Gly Gly Thr Tyr Arg Gln Lys Ser Met 1160 1165 1170 ccc gaa ggg ttt gga gtg agc cgt aga tcc cca gcc tcc att gac agg 3909 Pro Glu Gly Phe Gly Val Ser Arg Arg Ser Pro Ala Ser Ile Asp Arg 1175 1180 1185 cag aac acc cag tca gat att ggt ggc agc gga aaa tcc acg cct agc 3957 Gln Asn Thr Gln Ser Asp Ile Gly Gly Ser Gly Lys Ser Thr Pro Ser 1190 1195 1200 tgg caa aga agt gag gat agc att gct gac cag atg gag cca aca tgc 4005 Trp Gln Arg Ser Glu Asp Ser Ile Ala Asp Gln Met Glu Pro Thr Cys 1205 1210 1215 cat ctc cca gca gta tca aag gta ctg cca gct ttc cga gag agc ccc 4053 His Leu Pro Ala Val Ser Lys Val Leu Pro Ala Phe Arg Glu Ser Pro 1220 1225 1230 1235 agt ggg aga tta atg cgg cag gat cca gtg gtt cat ttg tct cca aac 4101 Ser Gly Arg Leu Met Arg Gln Asp Pro Val Val His Leu Ser Pro Asn 1240 1245 1250 aaa caa ggg cat tct gat agc cac tac tcg agc cac tcc agt agc aat 4149 Lys Gln Gly His Ser Asp Ser His Tyr Ser Ser His Ser Ser Ser Asn 1255 1260 1265 act ctc tcc agc aat gcg tca agt gcc cat agt gat gag aag tgg tac 4197 Thr Leu Ser Ser Asn Ala Ser Ser Ala His Ser Asp Glu Lys Trp Tyr 1270 1275 1280 gat ggg gac cgc aca gaa tcc gaa ctc aac agc tat aac tat ctg caa 4245 Asp Gly Asp Arg Thr Glu Ser Glu Leu Asn Ser Tyr Asn Tyr Leu Gln 1285 1290 1295 ggc acc tct gct gac agt ggc att gac acc acc tct tat ggc ccc agc 4293 Gly Thr Ser Ala Asp Ser Gly Ile Asp Thr Thr Ser Tyr Gly Pro Ser 1300 1305 1310 1315 cac ggc agc aca gcc tcg ctg ggg gct gcc aca tcg tca cct cgc tca 4341 His Gly Ser Thr Ala Ser Leu Gly Ala Ala Thr Ser Ser Pro Arg Ser 1320 1325 1330 ggg cca ggc aag gag aaa gtg gca ccc cta tgg cac agc tcc agt gaa 4389 Gly Pro Gly Lys Glu Lys Val Ala Pro Leu Trp His Ser Ser Ser Glu 1335 1340 1345 gta atc tcc atg gca gat cgg act ttg gag aca gag agc cac ggc ctg 4437 Val Ile Ser Met Ala Asp Arg Thr Leu Glu Thr Glu Ser His Gly Leu 1350 1355 1360 gac cgg aaa aca gag tct tcc ctg agc tta gac ata cac agc aag agc 4485 Asp Arg Lys Thr Glu Ser Ser Leu Ser Leu Asp Ile His Ser Lys Ser 1365 1370 1375 caa gcc ggc tcg acc cct ctg aca agg gag aac agc acc ttc agt ata 4533 Gln Ala Gly Ser Thr Pro Leu Thr Arg Glu Asn Ser Thr Phe Ser Ile 1380 1385 1390 1395 aac gat gct gct tcc cac aca agt acc atg agc tcc cga cac tct gcc 4581 Asn Asp Ala Ala Ser His Thr Ser Thr Met Ser Ser Arg His Ser Ala 1400 1405 1410 agc cca gtg gtt ttc acc agt gcc cgg agt tca cct aaa gaa gag ctt 4629 Ser Pro Val Val Phe Thr Ser Ala Arg Ser Ser Pro Lys Glu Glu Leu 1415 1420 1425 cat cca gct gcc ccc tca cag ctc gca cca tcc ttc tcc tcc tct tcc 4677 His Pro Ala Ala Pro Ser Gln Leu Ala Pro Ser Phe Ser Ser Ser Ser 1430 1435 1440 tcc tcc tcc tct ggt cct agg agt ttt tac cct cgc cag ggc gct act 4725 Ser Ser Ser Ser Gly Pro Arg Ser Phe Tyr Pro Arg Gln Gly Ala Thr 1445 1450 1455 agc aag tac ctg att gga tgg aaa aaa ccc gaa gga acc ata aac tcc 4773 Ser Lys Tyr Leu Ile Gly Trp Lys Lys Pro Glu Gly Thr Ile Asn Ser 1460 1465 1470 1475 gtg gga ttt atg gac acg aga aag cgt cat cag agc gat ggc aat gaa 4821 Val Gly Phe Met Asp Thr Arg Lys Arg His Gln Ser Asp Gly Asn Glu 1480 1485 1490 ata gcc cac acc agg ctg cgt gcc tca acc aga gac ctc cgg gca tct 4869 Ile Ala His Thr Arg Leu Arg Ala Ser Thr Arg Asp Leu Arg Ala Ser 1495 1500 1505 cct aag cca acc tcc aag tcc acc att gaa gaa gat cta aag aaa cta 4917 Pro Lys Pro Thr Ser Lys Ser Thr Ile Glu Glu Asp Leu Lys Lys Leu 1510 1515 1520 att gat ctt gaa agc cca act cct gaa tca cag aag agt ttt aag ttc 4965 Ile Asp Leu Glu Ser Pro Thr Pro Glu Ser Gln Lys Ser Phe Lys Phe 1525 1530 1535 cac gca ctc tcc tct cct cag tct cct ttc ccc agc acc ccc acc tca 5013 His Ala Leu Ser Ser Pro Gln Ser Pro Phe Pro Ser Thr Pro Thr Ser 1540 1545 1550 1555 cgg cgg gcc ttg cac aga aca ctg tcg gac gag agc att tac aat agc 5061 Arg Arg Ala Leu His Arg Thr Leu Ser Asp Glu Ser Ile Tyr Asn Ser 1560 1565 1570 cag agg gag cac ttt ttc acc tcc agg gcg tca ctt ctg gac caa gcc 5109 Gln Arg Glu His Phe Phe Thr Ser Arg Ala Ser Leu Leu Asp Gln Ala 1575 1580 1585 ctg ccc aac gac gtc ctc ttc agt agc acg tac cct tct ctc ccc aag 5157 Leu Pro Asn Asp Val Leu Phe Ser Ser Thr Tyr Pro Ser Leu Pro Lys 1590 1595 1600 tcg ctc ccg ttg agg agg cct tct tac acc tta gga atg aaa tcg ctg 5205 Ser Leu Pro Leu Arg Arg Pro Ser Tyr Thr Leu Gly Met Lys Ser Leu 1605 1610 1615 cat gga gag ttc tca gcc tcg gac agc tcc ctc act gac atc cag gag 5253 His Gly Glu Phe Ser Ala Ser Asp Ser Ser Leu Thr Asp Ile Gln Glu 1620 1625 1630 1635 acc cgc agg cag cct atg ccc gac cct ggc ctg atg ccc ctg cct gac 5301 Thr Arg Arg Gln Pro Met Pro Asp Pro Gly Leu Met Pro Leu Pro Asp 1640 1645 1650 act gct gca gac ttg gat tgg tcc aac ctg gta gat gct gcc aaa gcc 5349 Thr Ala Ala Asp Leu Asp Trp Ser Asn Leu Val Asp Ala Ala Lys Ala 1655 1660 1665 tat gag gtc cag aga gcc tca ttt ttt gct gct agt gat gaa aac cat 5397 Tyr Glu Val Gln Arg Ala Ser Phe Phe Ala Ala Ser Asp Glu Asn His 1670 1675 1680 cgc ccc ttg agt gct gca tcc aac agt gat cag ctg gag gac cag gct 5445 Arg Pro Leu Ser Ala Ala Ser Asn Ser Asp Gln Leu Glu Asp Gln Ala 1685 1690 1695 ctg gcc cag atg aag cct tac agc agc agt aaa gac tcc tct ccc act 5493 Leu Ala Gln Met Lys Pro Tyr Ser Ser Ser Lys Asp Ser Ser Pro Thr 1700 1705 1710 1715 ctg gct tct aaa gtg gac cag ctg gaa ggt atg ctg aag atg ctt cgg 5541 Leu Ala Ser Lys Val Asp Gln Leu Glu Gly Met Leu Lys Met Leu Arg 1720 1725 1730 gaa gat ttg aag aag gaa aaa gaa gac aaa gct cac ctt cag gcg gag 5589 Glu Asp Leu Lys Lys Glu Lys Glu Asp Lys Ala His Leu Gln Ala Glu 1735 1740 1745 gtg cag cac ctg cga gag gac aac ctg agg cta cag gag gag tcc cag 5637 Val Gln His Leu Arg Glu Asp Asn Leu Arg Leu Gln Glu Glu Ser Gln 1750 1755 1760 aac gcc tcg gac aag ctg aag aag ttc aca gaa tgg gtc ttc aac acc 5685 Asn Ala Ser Asp Lys Leu Lys Lys Phe Thr Glu Trp Val Phe Asn Thr 1765 1770 1775 ata gac atg agc tagggaaggc tgaggaggac aggagaaggg cccagacact 5737 Ile Asp Met Ser 1780 ccctccagtg agtgtcctgc agcccttatt ccctccatag aaagcatcct cagagcacct 5797 tccctggctt cctactctgc cccctttcgg ggagtg 5833 4 1783 PRT Homo sapiens 4 Met Thr Ser Leu Lys Arg Ser Gln Thr Glu Arg Pro Leu Ala Thr Asp 1 5 10 15 Arg Ala Ser Val Val Gly Thr Asp Gly Thr Pro Lys Val His Thr Asp 20 25 30 Asp Phe Tyr Met Arg Arg Phe Arg Ser Gln Asn Gly Ser Leu Gly Ser 35 40 45 Ser Val Met Ala Pro Val Gly Pro Pro Arg Ser Glu Gly Ser His His 50 55 60 Ile Thr Ser Thr Pro Gly Val Pro Lys Met Gly Val Arg Ala Arg Ile 65 70 75 80 Ala Asp Trp Pro Pro Arg Lys Glu Asn Ile Lys Glu Ser Ser Arg Ser 85 90 95 Ser Gln Glu Ile Glu Thr Ser Ser Cys Leu Asp Ser Leu Ser Ser Lys 100 105 110 Ser Ser Pro Val Ser Gln Gly Ser Ser Val Ser Leu Asn Ser Asn Asp 115 120 125 Ser Ala Met Leu Lys Ser Ile Gln Asn Thr Leu Lys Asn Lys Thr Arg 130 135 140 Pro Ser Glu Asn Met Asp Ser Arg Phe Leu Met Pro Glu Ala Tyr Pro 145 150 155 160 Ser Ser Pro Arg Lys Ala Leu Arg Arg Ile Arg Gln Arg Ser Asn Ser 165 170 175 Asp Ile Thr Ile Ser Glu Leu Asp Val Asp Ser Phe Asp Glu Cys Ile 180 185 190 Ser Pro Thr Tyr Lys Thr Gly Pro Ser Leu His Arg Glu Tyr Gly Ser 195 200 205 Thr Ser Ser Ile Asp Lys Gln Gly Thr Ser Gly Glu Ser Phe Phe Asp 210 215 220 Leu Leu Lys Gly Tyr Lys Asp Asp Lys Ser Asp Arg Gly Pro Thr Pro 225 230 235 240 Thr Lys Leu Ser Asp Phe Leu Ile Thr Gly Gly Gly Lys Gly Ser Gly 245 250 255 Phe Ser Leu Asp Val Ile Asp Gly Pro Ile Ser Gln Arg Glu Asn Leu 260 265 270 Arg Leu Phe Lys Glu Arg Glu Lys Pro Leu Lys Arg Arg Ser Lys Ser 275 280 285 Glu Thr Gly Asp Ser Ser Ile Phe Arg Lys Leu Arg Asn Ala Lys Gly 290 295 300 Glu Glu Leu Gly Lys Ser Ser Asp Leu Glu Asp Asn Arg Ser Glu Asp 305 310 315 320 Ser Val Arg Pro Trp Thr Cys Pro Lys Cys Phe Ala His Tyr Asp Val 325 330 335 Gln Ser Ile Leu Phe Asp Leu Asn Glu Ala Ile Met Asn Arg His Asn 340 345 350 Val Ile Lys Arg Arg Asn Thr Thr Thr Gly Ala Ser Ala Ala Ala Val 355 360 365 Ala Ser Leu Val Ser Gly Pro Leu Ser His Ser Ala Ser Phe Ser Ser 370 375 380 Pro Met Gly Ser Thr Glu Asp Leu Asn Ser Lys Gly Ser Leu Ser Met 385 390 395 400 Asp Gln Gly Asp Asp Lys Ser Asn Glu Leu Val Met Ser Cys Pro Tyr 405 410 415 Phe Arg Asn Glu Ile Gly Gly Glu Gly Glu Arg Lys Ile Ser Leu Ser 420 425 430 Lys Ser Asn Ser Gly Ser Phe Ser Gly Cys Glu Ser Ala Ser Phe Glu 435 440 445 Ser Thr Leu Ser Ser His Cys Thr Asn Ala Gly Val Ala Val Leu Glu 450 455 460 Val Pro Lys Glu Asn Leu Val Leu His Leu Asp Arg Val Lys Arg Tyr 465 470 475 480 Ile Val Glu His Val Asp Leu Gly Ala Tyr Tyr Tyr Arg Lys Phe Phe 485 490 495 Tyr Gln Lys Glu His Trp Asn Tyr Phe Gly Ala Asp Glu Asn Leu Gly 500 505 510 Pro Val Ala Val Ser Ile Arg Arg Glu Lys Pro Asp Glu Met Lys Glu 515 520 525 Asn Gly Ser Pro Tyr Asn Tyr Arg Ile Ile Phe Arg Thr Ser Glu Leu 530 535 540 Met Thr Leu Arg Gly Ser Val Leu Glu Asp Ala Ile Pro Ser Thr Ala 545 550 555 560 Lys His Ser Thr Ala Arg Gly Leu Pro Leu Lys Glu Val Leu Glu His 565 570 575 Val Val Pro Glu Leu Asn Val Gln Cys Leu Arg Leu Ala Phe Asn Thr 580 585 590 Pro Lys Val Thr Glu Gln Leu Met Lys Leu Asp Glu Gln Gly Leu Asn 595 600 605 Tyr Gln Gln Lys Val Gly Ile Met Tyr Cys Lys Ala Gly Gln Ser Thr 610 615 620 Glu Glu Glu Met Tyr Asn Asn Glu Ser Ala Gly Pro Ala Phe Glu Glu 625 630 635 640 Phe Leu Gln Leu Leu Gly Glu Arg Val Arg Leu Lys Gly Phe Glu Lys 645 650 655 Tyr Arg Ala Gln Leu Asp Thr Lys Thr Asp Ser Thr Gly Thr His Ser 660 665 670 Leu Tyr Thr Thr Tyr Lys Asp Tyr Glu Ile Met Phe His Val Ser Thr 675 680 685 Met Leu Pro Tyr Thr Pro Asn Asn Lys Gln Gln Leu Leu Arg Lys Arg 690 695 700 His Ile Gly Asn Asp Ile Val Thr Ile Val Phe Gln Glu Pro Gly Ala 705 710 715 720 Gln Pro Phe Ser Pro Lys Asn Ile Arg Ser His Phe Gln His Val Phe 725 730 735 Val Ile Val Arg Val His Asn Pro Cys Ser Asp Ser Val Cys Tyr Ser 740 745 750 Val Ala Val Thr Arg Ser Arg Asp Val Pro Ser Phe Gly Pro Pro Ile 755 760 765 Pro Lys Gly Val Thr Phe Pro Lys Ser Asn Val Phe Arg Asp Phe Leu 770 775 780 Leu Ala Lys Val Ile Asn Ala Glu Asn Ala Ala His Lys Ser Glu Lys 785 790 795 800 Phe Arg Ala Met Ala Thr Arg Thr Arg Gln Glu Tyr Leu Lys Asp Leu 805 810 815 Ala Glu Lys Asn Val Thr Asn Thr Pro Ile Asp Pro Ser Gly Lys Phe 820 825 830 Pro Phe Ile Ser Leu Ala Ser Lys Lys Lys Glu Lys Ser Lys Pro Tyr 835 840 845 Pro Gly Ala Glu Leu Ser Ser Met Gly Ala Ile Val Trp Ala Val Arg 850 855 860 Ala Glu Asp Tyr Asn Lys Ala Met Glu Leu Asp Cys Leu Leu Gly Ile 865 870 875 880 Ser Asn Glu Phe Ile Val Leu Ile Glu Gln Glu Thr Lys Ser Val Val 885 890 895 Phe Asn Cys Ser Cys Arg Asp Val Ile Gly Trp Thr Ser Thr Asp Thr 900 905 910 Ser Leu Lys Ile Phe Tyr Glu Arg Gly Glu Cys Val Ser Val Gly Ser 915 920 925 Phe Ile Asn Ile Glu Glu Ile Lys Glu Ile Val Lys Arg Leu Gln Phe 930 935 940 Val Ser Lys Gly Cys Glu Ser Val Glu Met Thr Leu Arg Arg Asn Gly 945 950 955 960 Leu Gly Gln Leu Gly Phe His Val Asn Tyr Glu Gly Ile Val Ala Asp 965 970 975 Val Glu Pro Tyr Gly Tyr Ala Trp Gln Ala Gly Leu Arg Gln Gly Ser 980 985 990 Arg Leu Val Glu Ile Cys Lys Val Ala Val Ala Thr Leu Ser His Glu 995 1000 1005 Gln Met Ile Asp Leu Leu Arg Thr Ser Val Thr Val Lys Val Val Ile 1010 1015 1020 Ile Pro Pro His Asp Asp Cys Thr Pro Arg Arg Ser Cys Ser Glu Thr 1025 1030 1035 1040 Tyr Arg Met Pro Val Met Glu Tyr Lys Met Asn Glu Gly Val Ser Tyr 1045 1050 1055 Glu Phe Lys Phe Pro Phe Arg Asn Asn Asn Lys Trp Gln Arg Asn Ala 1060 1065 1070 Ser Lys Gly Pro His Ser Pro Gln Val Pro Ser Gln Val Gln Ser Pro 1075 1080 1085 Met Thr Ser Arg Leu Asn Ala Gly Lys Gly Asp Gly Lys Met Pro Pro 1090 1095 1100 Pro Glu Arg Ala Ala Asn Ile Pro Arg Ser Ile Ser Ser Asp Gly Arg 1105 1110 1115 1120 Pro Leu Glu Arg Arg Leu Ser Pro Gly Ser Asp Ile Tyr Val Thr Val 1125 1130 1135 Ser Ser Met Ala Leu Ala Arg Ser Gln Cys Arg Asn Ser Pro Ser Asn 1140 1145 1150 Leu Ser Ser Ser Ser Asp Thr Gly Ser Val Gly Gly Thr Tyr Arg Gln 1155 1160 1165 Lys Ser Met Pro Glu Gly Phe Gly Val Ser Arg Arg Ser Pro Ala Ser 1170 1175 1180 Ile Asp Arg Gln Asn Thr Gln Ser Asp Ile Gly Gly Ser Gly Lys Ser 1185 1190 1195 1200 Thr Pro Ser Trp Gln Arg Ser Glu Asp Ser Ile Ala Asp Gln Met Glu 1205 1210 1215 Pro Thr Cys His Leu Pro Ala Val Ser Lys Val Leu Pro Ala Phe Arg 1220 1225 1230 Glu Ser Pro Ser Gly Arg Leu Met Arg Gln Asp Pro Val Val His Leu 1235 1240 1245 Ser Pro Asn Lys Gln Gly His Ser Asp Ser His Tyr Ser Ser His Ser 1250 1255 1260 Ser Ser Asn Thr Leu Ser Ser Asn Ala Ser Ser Ala His Ser Asp Glu 1265 1270 1275 1280 Lys Trp Tyr Asp Gly Asp Arg Thr Glu Ser Glu Leu Asn Ser Tyr Asn 1285 1290 1295 Tyr Leu Gln Gly Thr Ser Ala Asp Ser Gly Ile Asp Thr Thr Ser Tyr 1300 1305 1310 Gly Pro Ser His Gly Ser Thr Ala Ser Leu Gly Ala Ala Thr Ser Ser 1315 1320 1325 Pro Arg Ser Gly Pro Gly Lys Glu Lys Val Ala Pro Leu Trp His Ser 1330 1335 1340 Ser Ser Glu Val Ile Ser Met Ala Asp Arg Thr Leu Glu Thr Glu Ser 1345 1350 1355 1360 His Gly Leu Asp Arg Lys Thr Glu Ser Ser Leu Ser Leu Asp Ile His 1365 1370 1375 Ser Lys Ser Gln Ala Gly Ser Thr Pro Leu Thr Arg Glu Asn Ser Thr 1380 1385 1390 Phe Ser Ile Asn Asp Ala Ala Ser His Thr Ser Thr Met Ser Ser Arg 1395 1400 1405 His Ser Ala Ser Pro Val Val Phe Thr Ser Ala Arg Ser Ser Pro Lys 1410 1415 1420 Glu Glu Leu His Pro Ala Ala Pro Ser Gln Leu Ala Pro Ser Phe Ser 1425 1430 1435 1440 Ser Ser Ser Ser Ser Ser Ser Gly Pro Arg Ser Phe Tyr Pro Arg Gln 1445 1450 1455 Gly Ala Thr Ser Lys Tyr Leu Ile Gly Trp Lys Lys Pro Glu Gly Thr 1460 1465 1470 Ile Asn Ser Val Gly Phe Met Asp Thr Arg Lys Arg His Gln Ser Asp 1475 1480 1485 Gly Asn Glu Ile Ala His Thr Arg Leu Arg Ala Ser Thr Arg Asp Leu 1490 1495 1500 Arg Ala Ser Pro Lys Pro Thr Ser Lys Ser Thr Ile Glu Glu Asp Leu 1505 1510 1515 1520 Lys Lys Leu Ile Asp Leu Glu Ser Pro Thr Pro Glu Ser Gln Lys Ser 1525 1530 1535 Phe Lys Phe His Ala Leu Ser Ser Pro Gln Ser Pro Phe Pro Ser Thr 1540 1545 1550 Pro Thr Ser Arg Arg Ala Leu His Arg Thr Leu Ser Asp Glu Ser Ile 1555 1560 1565 Tyr Asn Ser Gln Arg Glu His Phe Phe Thr Ser Arg Ala Ser Leu Leu 1570 1575 1580 Asp Gln Ala Leu Pro Asn Asp Val Leu Phe Ser Ser Thr Tyr Pro Ser 1585 1590 1595 1600 Leu Pro Lys Ser Leu Pro Leu Arg Arg Pro Ser Tyr Thr Leu Gly Met 1605 1610 1615 Lys Ser Leu His Gly Glu Phe Ser Ala Ser Asp Ser Ser Leu Thr Asp 1620 1625 1630 Ile Gln Glu Thr Arg Arg Gln Pro Met Pro Asp Pro Gly Leu Met Pro 1635 1640 1645 Leu Pro Asp Thr Ala Ala Asp Leu Asp Trp Ser Asn Leu Val Asp Ala 1650 1655 1660 Ala Lys Ala Tyr Glu Val Gln Arg Ala Ser Phe Phe Ala Ala Ser Asp 1665 1670 1675 1680 Glu Asn His Arg Pro Leu Ser Ala Ala Ser Asn Ser Asp Gln Leu Glu 1685 1690 1695 Asp Gln Ala Leu Ala Gln Met Lys Pro Tyr Ser Ser Ser Lys Asp Ser 1700 1705 1710 Ser Pro Thr Leu Ala Ser Lys Val Asp Gln Leu Glu Gly Met Leu Lys 1715 1720 1725 Met Leu Arg Glu Asp Leu Lys Lys Glu Lys Glu Asp Lys Ala His Leu 1730 1735 1740 Gln Ala Glu Val Gln His Leu Arg Glu Asp Asn Leu Arg Leu Gln Glu 1745 1750 1755 1760 Glu Ser Gln Asn Ala Ser Asp Lys Leu Lys Lys Phe Thr Glu Trp Val 1765 1770 1775 Phe Asn Thr Ile Asp Met Ser 1780 5 5412 DNA Homo sapiens CDS (1)..(5412) 5 atg acc agc ttg aaa cgg tca cag aca gaa agg cct ctt gcc act gac 48 Met Thr Ser Leu Lys Arg Ser Gln Thr Glu Arg Pro Leu Ala Thr Asp 1 5 10 15 agg gcc tct gtt gtt ggc aca gac ggc acc ccc aaa gtc cac act gat 96 Arg Ala Ser Val Val Gly Thr Asp Gly Thr Pro Lys Val His Thr Asp 20 25 30 gat ttc tac atg cgg cgc ttc cgg tcc caa aat ggc agc tta gga tca 144 Asp Phe Tyr Met Arg Arg Phe Arg Ser Gln Asn Gly Ser Leu Gly Ser 35 40 45 tca gtt atg gct cct gta gga ccc ccc cga agt gaa ggt tct cac cat 192 Ser Val Met Ala Pro Val Gly Pro Pro Arg Ser Glu Gly Ser His His 50 55 60 ata acc tca acc ccc gga gtc cca aaa atg ggg gta agg gca agg att 240 Ile Thr Ser Thr Pro Gly Val Pro Lys Met Gly Val Arg Ala Arg Ile 65 70 75 80 gca gat tgg ccc cca aga aag gaa aac ata aaa gaa tct agc cgt tca 288 Ala Asp Trp Pro Pro Arg Lys Glu Asn Ile Lys Glu Ser Ser Arg Ser 85 90 95 agc cag gaa ata gaa acc tca agt tgc ctt gat agc ctg tcc tcc aaa 336 Ser Gln Glu Ile Glu Thr Ser Ser Cys Leu Asp Ser Leu Ser Ser Lys 100 105 110 agc agt cct gtg agt cag gga agt tct gtt agc ctc aat tcc aat gac 384 Ser Ser Pro Val Ser Gln Gly Ser Ser Val Ser Leu Asn Ser Asn Asp 115 120 125 tca gcc atg ctg aaa agc ata cag aac acg ctg aaa aac aag aca aga 432 Ser Ala Met Leu Lys Ser Ile Gln Asn Thr Leu Lys Asn Lys Thr Arg 130 135 140 ccg tcg gag aac atg gac tcc aga ttt ctc atg cct gaa gcc tac ccc 480 Pro Ser Glu Asn Met Asp Ser Arg Phe Leu Met Pro Glu Ala Tyr Pro 145 150 155 160 agc tcc ccc aga aaa gct ctt cgc aga ata cgc cag cga agc aac agt 528 Ser Ser Pro Arg Lys Ala Leu Arg Arg Ile Arg Gln Arg Ser Asn Ser 165 170 175 gat atc acc ata agt gaa ctt gat gtg gat agc ttt gat gaa tgt atc 576 Asp Ile Thr Ile Ser Glu Leu Asp Val Asp Ser Phe Asp Glu Cys Ile 180 185 190 tca cct aca tac aag act gga cca tca ctg cac agg gaa tat ggt agc 624 Ser Pro Thr Tyr Lys Thr Gly Pro Ser Leu His Arg Glu Tyr Gly Ser 195 200 205 aca tct tca att gat aaa cag gga aca tct gga gaa agc ttt ttt gat 672 Thr Ser Ser Ile Asp Lys Gln Gly Thr Ser Gly Glu Ser Phe Phe Asp 210 215 220 ttg tta aag ggc tac aaa gat gac aaa tct gat cga ggt cca act cca 720 Leu Leu Lys Gly Tyr Lys Asp Asp Lys Ser Asp Arg Gly Pro Thr Pro 225 230 235 240 acc aag ctc agt gac ttt ctc att act ggt ggt ggc aag ggt tct ggt 768 Thr Lys Leu Ser Asp Phe Leu Ile Thr Gly Gly Gly Lys Gly Ser Gly 245 250 255 ttc tct ttg gat gta ata gac ggg cct atc tca cag aga gag aac ctc 816 Phe Ser Leu Asp Val Ile Asp Gly Pro Ile Ser Gln Arg Glu Asn Leu 260 265 270 agg ctt ttt aag gaa agg gaa aaa cca ctc aag cga cgt tca aaa tct 864 Arg Leu Phe Lys Glu Arg Glu Lys Pro Leu Lys Arg Arg Ser Lys Ser 275 280 285 gaa act gga gac tcc tct att ttt cgt aaa ttg cgc aat gcc aaa ggt 912 Glu Thr Gly Asp Ser Ser Ile Phe Arg Lys Leu Arg Asn Ala Lys Gly 290 295 300 gaa gaa ctt ggg aag tca tca gat ctt gaa gat aac cga tca gaa gac 960 Glu Glu Leu Gly Lys Ser Ser Asp Leu Glu Asp Asn Arg Ser Glu Asp 305 310 315 320 tct gtc agg ccc tgg aca tgt cca aag tgc ttt gcc cac tat gat gtc 1008 Ser Val Arg Pro Trp Thr Cys Pro Lys Cys Phe Ala His Tyr Asp Val 325 330 335 cag agt ata tta ttt gat ttg aat gag gca att atg aac agg cac aat 1056 Gln Ser Ile Leu Phe Asp Leu Asn Glu Ala Ile Met Asn Arg His Asn 340 345 350 gtt att aag agg aga aac acc acc act gga gct tcc gca gct gcc gtg 1104 Val Ile Lys Arg Arg Asn Thr Thr Thr Gly Ala Ser Ala Ala Ala Val 355 360 365 gca tcc ttg gtc tct gga cct ctg tct cat tca gcc agt ttt agc tcc 1152 Ala Ser Leu Val Ser Gly Pro Leu Ser His Ser Ala Ser Phe Ser Ser 370 375 380 cca atg ggc agc aca gag gac ctg aat tcc aaa gga agc ctc agc atg 1200 Pro Met Gly Ser Thr Glu Asp Leu Asn Ser Lys Gly Ser Leu Ser Met 385 390 395 400 gac cag gga gat gat aaa agc aat gag ctt gta atg agc tgt cca tat 1248 Asp Gln Gly Asp Asp Lys Ser Asn Glu Leu Val Met Ser Cys Pro Tyr 405 410 415 ttt cgg aat gag ata ggt gga gaa ggg gag agg aaa atc agc ctt tca 1296 Phe Arg Asn Glu Ile Gly Gly Glu Gly Glu Arg Lys Ile Ser Leu Ser 420 425 430 aaa tca aat tct ggc tcc ttt agt gga tgt gaa agt gcc tcc ttt gag 1344 Lys Ser Asn Ser Gly Ser Phe Ser Gly Cys Glu Ser Ala Ser Phe Glu 435 440 445 tct acc ctt agt tcc cat tgc aca aat gca gga gtg gca gta ctt gaa 1392 Ser Thr Leu Ser Ser His Cys Thr Asn Ala Gly Val Ala Val Leu Glu 450 455 460 gtg ccc aag gag aac ttg gtg ttg cac cta gat aga gtg aaa aga tac 1440 Val Pro Lys Glu Asn Leu Val Leu His Leu Asp Arg Val Lys Arg Tyr 465 470 475 480 atc gtg gaa cac gta gat ctg ggt gca tac tat tat aga aaa ttt ttc 1488 Ile Val Glu His Val Asp Leu Gly Ala Tyr Tyr Tyr Arg Lys Phe Phe 485 490 495 tac cag aag gaa cac tgg aac tat ttt ggg gct gat gag aat ctt ggt 1536 Tyr Gln Lys Glu His Trp Asn Tyr Phe Gly Ala Asp Glu Asn Leu Gly 500 505 510 cca gtg gct gtg agc att cga agg gaa aaa cca gat gaa atg aaa gaa 1584 Pro Val Ala Val Ser Ile Arg Arg Glu Lys Pro Asp Glu Met Lys Glu 515 520 525 aat gga tct ccg tac aac tac cga ata att ttt aga act agt gag ctc 1632 Asn Gly Ser Pro Tyr Asn Tyr Arg Ile Ile Phe Arg Thr Ser Glu Leu 530 535 540 atg aca ctg aga ggt tcg gtc ctg gag gac gcc att ccg tcg aca gcc 1680 Met Thr Leu Arg Gly Ser Val Leu Glu Asp Ala Ile Pro Ser Thr Ala 545 550 555 560 aag cac tcg aca gcc aga ggc ctg cct ctc aaa gaa gtg ctg gag cac 1728 Lys His Ser Thr Ala Arg Gly Leu Pro Leu Lys Glu Val Leu Glu His 565 570 575 gtg gtt cct gag ctc aat gtc cag tgc ctg cgg ttg gcc ttc aac aca 1776 Val Val Pro Glu Leu Asn Val Gln Cys Leu Arg Leu Ala Phe Asn Thr 580 585 590 ccc aag gtc aca gag cag ctc atg aaa ctg gat gaa caa ggg ctg aac 1824 Pro Lys Val Thr Glu Gln Leu Met Lys Leu Asp Glu Gln Gly Leu Asn 595 600 605 tac cag cag aaa gta ggc atc atg tac tgc aaa gct gga cag agc act 1872 Tyr Gln Gln Lys Val Gly Ile Met Tyr Cys Lys Ala Gly Gln Ser Thr 610 615 620 gaa gaa gag atg tac aac aat gag tca gct ggc cca gcc ttt gaa gaa 1920 Glu Glu Glu Met Tyr Asn Asn Glu Ser Ala Gly Pro Ala Phe Glu Glu 625 630 635 640 ttc ctt caa cta ttg gga gag cga gtt cgg ctc aaa gga ttt gag aag 1968 Phe Leu Gln Leu Leu Gly Glu Arg Val Arg Leu Lys Gly Phe Glu Lys 645 650 655 tat cga gca cag ctt gat acc aaa act gac tcc act gga acc cat tct 2016 Tyr Arg Ala Gln Leu Asp Thr Lys Thr Asp Ser Thr Gly Thr His Ser 660 665 670 ctg tac aca aca tac aaa gat tat gaa att atg ttc cat gtt tct acc 2064 Leu Tyr Thr Thr Tyr Lys Asp Tyr Glu Ile Met Phe His Val Ser Thr 675 680 685 atg ctg cca tac aca ccc aac aac aaa caa cag ctc ctg agg aag cgg 2112 Met Leu Pro Tyr Thr Pro Asn Asn Lys Gln Gln Leu Leu Arg Lys Arg 690 695 700 cac att gga aat gat atc gta aca att gtt ttc caa gag cct gga gca 2160 His Ile Gly Asn Asp Ile Val Thr Ile Val Phe Gln Glu Pro Gly Ala 705 710 715 720 cag cca ttc agc cca aaa aac atc cga tcc cac ttc cag cac gtt ttc 2208 Gln Pro Phe Ser Pro Lys Asn Ile Arg Ser His Phe Gln His Val Phe 725 730 735 gtc atc gtc agg gtg cac aat ccg tgc tct gac agt gtc tgt tat agt 2256 Val Ile Val Arg Val His Asn Pro Cys Ser Asp Ser Val Cys Tyr Ser 740 745 750 gtg gct gtt acc agg tcc aga gat gtg cct tcc ttt ggg cct ccc att 2304 Val Ala Val Thr Arg Ser Arg Asp Val Pro Ser Phe Gly Pro Pro Ile 755 760 765 cct aaa ggg gtc act ttc cct aag tca aat gtg ttc agg gac ttc ctt 2352 Pro Lys Gly Val Thr Phe Pro Lys Ser Asn Val Phe Arg Asp Phe Leu 770 775 780 ttg gcg aaa gtg att aat gca gaa aat gct gct cat aaa tcg gag aag 2400 Leu Ala Lys Val Ile Asn Ala Glu Asn Ala Ala His Lys Ser Glu Lys 785 790 795 800 ttt cgg gcc atg gca act cgg acc cgc cag gaa tac ctg aaa gat ctg 2448 Phe Arg Ala Met Ala Thr Arg Thr Arg Gln Glu Tyr Leu Lys Asp Leu 805 810 815 gca gaa aag aat gtc acc aac acc cct atc gac cct tct ggc aag ttt 2496 Ala Glu Lys Asn Val Thr Asn Thr Pro Ile Asp Pro Ser Gly Lys Phe 820 825 830 ccg ttc atc tct ctg gct tcc aag aag aag gaa aag tct aag cca tat 2544 Pro Phe Ile Ser Leu Ala Ser Lys Lys Lys Glu Lys Ser Lys Pro Tyr 835 840 845 cca gga gcc gag ctc agc agc atg ggg gcc att gta tgg gca gtc cgg 2592 Pro Gly Ala Glu Leu Ser Ser Met Gly Ala Ile Val Trp Ala Val Arg 850 855 860 gct gaa gac tac aac aag gcc atg gaa cta gac tgc ctt tta ggg atc 2640 Ala Glu Asp Tyr Asn Lys Ala Met Glu Leu Asp Cys Leu Leu Gly Ile 865 870 875 880 tcc aat gag ttc att gtg ctc att gaa cag gaa aca aag agc gtg gtc 2688 Ser Asn Glu Phe Ile Val Leu Ile Glu Gln Glu Thr Lys Ser Val Val 885 890 895 ttc aat tgt tcc tgt aga gat gtg ata ggg tgg act tca act gac acc 2736 Phe Asn Cys Ser Cys Arg Asp Val Ile Gly Trp Thr Ser Thr Asp Thr 900 905 910 agc ctc aaa atc ttc tat gaa cga gga gaa tgt gtt tca gtg ggt agt 2784 Ser Leu Lys Ile Phe Tyr Glu Arg Gly Glu Cys Val Ser Val Gly Ser 915 920 925 ttt att aac att gag gag atc aaa gag att gtc aaa agg ttg cag ttt 2832 Phe Ile Asn Ile Glu Glu Ile Lys Glu Ile Val Lys Arg Leu Gln Phe 930 935 940 gtt tca aaa ggc tgt gaa tcg gtg gag atg act ctg cga aga aat ggg 2880 Val Ser Lys Gly Cys Glu Ser Val Glu Met Thr Leu Arg Arg Asn Gly 945 950 955 960 cta gga cag ctt ggc ttc cat gtc aac tat gag ggc att gtg gcg gat 2928 Leu Gly Gln Leu Gly Phe His Val Asn Tyr Glu Gly Ile Val Ala Asp 965 970 975 gtg gag ccc tac ggt tat gcc tgg cag gca ggg ctg agg cag ggc agt 2976 Val Glu Pro Tyr Gly Tyr Ala Trp Gln Ala Gly Leu Arg Gln Gly Ser 980 985 990 cgc ctg gtg gag atc tgc aag gtg gcg gta gcc act ctg agc cat gag 3024 Arg Leu Val Glu Ile Cys Lys Val Ala Val Ala Thr Leu Ser His Glu 995 1000 1005 cag atg atc gac ctc ctg aga aca tct gtc acg gtg aag gtt gtc atc 3072 Gln Met Ile Asp Leu Leu Arg Thr Ser Val Thr Val Lys Val Val Ile 1010 1015 1020 att ccc ccg cat gat gac tgc acc ccg cgg agg agt tgc tct gaa acc 3120 Ile Pro Pro His Asp Asp Cys Thr Pro Arg Arg Ser Cys Ser Glu Thr 1025 1030 1035 1040 tac cgc atg cca gtg atg gag tac aaa atg aat gaa ggt gtt tca tac 3168 Tyr Arg Met Pro Val Met Glu Tyr Lys Met Asn Glu Gly Val Ser Tyr 1045 1050 1055 gaa ttc aag ttt ccc ttc cga aat aat aac aag tgg cag agg aac gcc 3216 Glu Phe Lys Phe Pro Phe Arg Asn Asn Asn Lys Trp Gln Arg Asn Ala 1060 1065 1070 agc aag ggg cct cat tca cct caa gtc ccg tcc cag gtg cag agt ccc 3264 Ser Lys Gly Pro His Ser Pro Gln Val Pro Ser Gln Val Gln Ser Pro 1075 1080 1085 atg acc tcg cgg ctg aat gct gga aaa gga gat ggg aag atg cct cct 3312 Met Thr Ser Arg Leu Asn Ala Gly Lys Gly Asp Gly Lys Met Pro Pro 1090 1095 1100 cca gaa aga gcc gcc aac atc cct cga agc atc tcc agt gac ggg cgc 3360 Pro Glu Arg Ala Ala Asn Ile Pro Arg Ser Ile Ser Ser Asp Gly Arg 1105 1110 1115 1120 cca cta gag agg cgg ctg tct cct ggt tcg gac atc tat gtg acg gtc 3408 Pro Leu Glu Arg Arg Leu Ser Pro Gly Ser Asp Ile Tyr Val Thr Val 1125 1130 1135 tca tcc atg gct tta gca aga tcc cag tgt cgg aac tct cct agc aac 3456 Ser Ser Met Ala Leu Ala Arg Ser Gln Cys Arg Asn Ser Pro Ser Asn 1140 1145 1150 ttg tct tca tcc agt gat act ggt tct gtg ggg ggc act tac agg cag 3504 Leu Ser Ser Ser Ser Asp Thr Gly Ser Val Gly Gly Thr Tyr Arg Gln 1155 1160 1165 aag tcc atg ccc gaa ggg ttt gga gtg agc cgt aga tcc cca gcc tcc 3552 Lys Ser Met Pro Glu Gly Phe Gly Val Ser Arg Arg Ser Pro Ala Ser 1170 1175 1180 att gac agg cag aac acc cag tca gat att ggt ggc agc gga aaa tcc 3600 Ile Asp Arg Gln Asn Thr Gln Ser Asp Ile Gly Gly Ser Gly Lys Ser 1185 1190 1195 1200 acg cct agc tgg caa aga agt gag gat agc att gct gac cag atg gct 3648 Thr Pro Ser Trp Gln Arg Ser Glu Asp Ser Ile Ala Asp Gln Met Ala 1205 1210 1215 tac agt tat aga gga cct cag gat ttc aat tct ttt gtc ctc gag cag 3696 Tyr Ser Tyr Arg Gly Pro Gln Asp Phe Asn Ser Phe Val Leu Glu Gln 1220 1225 1230 cat gaa tat aca gag cca aca tgc cat ctc cca gca gta tca aag gta 3744 His Glu Tyr Thr Glu Pro Thr Cys His Leu Pro Ala Val Ser Lys Val 1235 1240 1245 ctg cca gct ttc cga gag agc ccc agt ggg aga tta atg cgg cag gat 3792 Leu Pro Ala Phe Arg Glu Ser Pro Ser Gly Arg Leu Met Arg Gln Asp 1250 1255 1260 cca gtg gtt cat ttg tct cca aac aaa caa ggg cat tct gat agc cac 3840 Pro Val Val His Leu Ser Pro Asn Lys Gln Gly His Ser Asp Ser His 1265 1270 1275 1280 tac tcg agc cac tcc agt agc aat act ctc tcc agc aat gcg tca agt 3888 Tyr Ser Ser His Ser Ser Ser Asn Thr Leu Ser Ser Asn Ala Ser Ser 1285 1290 1295 gcc cat agt gat gag aag tgg tac gat ggg gac cgc aca gaa tcc gaa 3936 Ala His Ser Asp Glu Lys Trp Tyr Asp Gly Asp Arg Thr Glu Ser Glu 1300 1305 1310 ctc aac agc tat aac tat ctg caa ggc acc tct gct gac agt ggc att 3984 Leu Asn Ser Tyr Asn Tyr Leu Gln Gly Thr Ser Ala Asp Ser Gly Ile 1315 1320 1325 gac acc acc tct tat ggc ccc agc cac ggc agc aca gcc tcg ctg ggg 4032 Asp Thr Thr Ser Tyr Gly Pro Ser His Gly Ser Thr Ala Ser Leu Gly 1330 1335 1340 gct gcc aca tcg tca cct cgc tca ggg cca ggc aag gag aaa gtg gca 4080 Ala Ala Thr Ser Ser Pro Arg Ser Gly Pro Gly Lys Glu Lys Val Ala 1345 1350 1355 1360 ccc cta tgg cac agc tcc agt gaa gta atc tcc atg gca gat cgg act 4128 Pro Leu Trp His Ser Ser Ser Glu Val Ile Ser Met Ala Asp Arg Thr 1365 1370 1375 ttg gag aca gag agc cac ggc ctg gac cgg aaa aca gag tct tcc ctg 4176 Leu Glu Thr Glu Ser His Gly Leu Asp Arg Lys Thr Glu Ser Ser Leu 1380 1385 1390 agc tta gac ata cac agc aag agc caa gcc ggc tcg acc cct ctg aca 4224 Ser Leu Asp Ile His Ser Lys Ser Gln Ala Gly Ser Thr Pro Leu Thr 1395 1400 1405 agg gag aac agc acc ttc agt ata aac gat gct gct tcc cac aca agt 4272 Arg Glu Asn Ser Thr Phe Ser Ile Asn Asp Ala Ala Ser His Thr Ser 1410 1415 1420 acc atg agc tcc cga cac tct gcc agc cca gtg gtt ttc acc agt gcc 4320 Thr Met Ser Ser Arg His Ser Ala Ser Pro Val Val Phe Thr Ser Ala 1425 1430 1435 1440 cgg agt tca cct aaa gaa gag ctt cat cca gct gcc ccc tca cag ctc 4368 Arg Ser Ser Pro Lys Glu Glu Leu His Pro Ala Ala Pro Ser Gln Leu 1445 1450 1455 gca cca tcc ttc tcc tcc tct tcc tcc tcc tcc tct ggt cct agg agt 4416 Ala Pro Ser Phe Ser Ser Ser Ser Ser Ser Ser Ser Gly Pro Arg Ser 1460 1465 1470 ttt tac cct cgc cag ggc gct act agc aag tac ctg att gga tgg aaa 4464 Phe Tyr Pro Arg Gln Gly Ala Thr Ser Lys Tyr Leu Ile Gly Trp Lys 1475 1480 1485 aaa ccc gaa gga acc ata aac tcc gtg gga ttt atg gac acg aga aag 4512 Lys Pro Glu Gly Thr Ile Asn Ser Val Gly Phe Met Asp Thr Arg Lys 1490 1495 1500 cgt cat cag agc gat ggc aat gaa ata gcc cac acc agg ctg cgt gcc 4560 Arg His Gln Ser Asp Gly Asn Glu Ile Ala His Thr Arg Leu Arg Ala 1505 1510 1515 1520 tca acc aga gac ctc cgg gca tct cct aag cca acc tcc aag tcc acc 4608 Ser Thr Arg Asp Leu Arg Ala Ser Pro Lys Pro Thr Ser Lys Ser Thr 1525 1530 1535 att gaa gaa gat cta aag aaa cta att gat ctt gaa agc cca act cct 4656 Ile Glu Glu Asp Leu Lys Lys Leu Ile Asp Leu Glu Ser Pro Thr Pro 1540 1545 1550 gaa tca cag aag agt ttt aag ttc cac gca ctc tcc tct cct cag tct 4704 Glu Ser Gln Lys Ser Phe Lys Phe His Ala Leu Ser Ser Pro Gln Ser 1555 1560 1565 cct ttc ccc agc acc ccc acc tca cgg cgg gcc ttg cac aga aca ctg 4752 Pro Phe Pro Ser Thr Pro Thr Ser Arg Arg Ala Leu His Arg Thr Leu 1570 1575 1580 tcg gac gag agc att tac aat agc cag agg gag cac ttt ttc acc tcc 4800 Ser Asp Glu Ser Ile Tyr Asn Ser Gln Arg Glu His Phe Phe Thr Ser 1585 1590 1595 1600 agg gcg tca ctt ctg gac caa gcc ctg ccc aac gac gtc ctc ttc agt 4848 Arg Ala Ser Leu Leu Asp Gln Ala Leu Pro Asn Asp Val Leu Phe Ser 1605 1610 1615 agc acg tac cct tct ctc ccc aag tcg ctc ccg ttg agg agg cct tct 4896 Ser Thr Tyr Pro Ser Leu Pro Lys Ser Leu Pro Leu Arg Arg Pro Ser 1620 1625 1630 tac acc tta gga atg aaa tcg ctg cat gga gag ttc tca gcc tcg gac 4944 Tyr Thr Leu Gly Met Lys Ser Leu His Gly Glu Phe Ser Ala Ser Asp 1635 1640 1645 agc tcc ctc act gac atc cag gag acc cgc agg cag cct atg ccc gac 4992 Ser Ser Leu Thr Asp Ile Gln Glu Thr Arg Arg Gln Pro Met Pro Asp 1650 1655 1660 cct ggc ctg atg ccc ctg cct gac act gct gca gac ttg gat tgg tcc 5040 Pro Gly Leu Met Pro Leu Pro Asp Thr Ala Ala Asp Leu Asp Trp Ser 1665 1670 1675 1680 aac ctg gta gat gct gcc aaa gcc tat gag gtc cag aga gcc tca ttt 5088 Asn Leu Val Asp Ala Ala Lys Ala Tyr Glu Val Gln Arg Ala Ser Phe 1685 1690 1695 ttt gct gct agt gat gaa aac cat cgc ccc ttg agt gct gca tcc aac 5136 Phe Ala Ala Ser Asp Glu Asn His Arg Pro Leu Ser Ala Ala Ser Asn 1700 1705 1710 agt gat cag ctg gag gac cag gct ctg gcc cag atg aag cct tac agc 5184 Ser Asp Gln Leu Glu Asp Gln Ala Leu Ala Gln Met Lys Pro Tyr Ser 1715 1720 1725 agc agt aaa gac tcc tct ccc act ctg gct tct aaa gtg gac cag ctg 5232 Ser Ser Lys Asp Ser Ser Pro Thr Leu Ala Ser Lys Val Asp Gln Leu 1730 1735 1740 gaa ggt atg ctg aag atg ctt cgg gaa gat ttg aag aag gaa aaa gaa 5280 Glu Gly Met Leu Lys Met Leu Arg Glu Asp Leu Lys Lys Glu Lys Glu 1745 1750 1755 1760 gac aaa gct cac ctt cag gcg gag gtg cag cac ctg cga gag gac aac 5328 Asp Lys Ala His Leu Gln Ala Glu Val Gln His Leu Arg Glu Asp Asn 1765 1770 1775 ctg agg cta cag gag gag tcc cag aac gcc tcg gac aag ctg aag aag 5376 Leu Arg Leu Gln Glu Glu Ser Gln Asn Ala Ser Asp Lys Leu Lys Lys 1780 1785 1790 ttc aca gaa tgg gtc ttc aac acc ata gac atg agc 5412 Phe Thr Glu Trp Val Phe Asn Thr Ile Asp Met Ser 1795 1800 6 5349 DNA Homo sapiens CDS (1)..(5349) 6 atg acc agc ttg aaa cgg tca cag aca gaa agg cct ctt gcc act gac 48 Met Thr Ser Leu Lys Arg Ser Gln Thr Glu Arg Pro Leu Ala Thr Asp 1 5 10 15 agg gcc tct gtt gtt ggc aca gac ggc acc ccc aaa gtc cac act gat 96 Arg Ala Ser Val Val Gly Thr Asp Gly Thr Pro Lys Val His Thr Asp 20 25 30 gat ttc tac atg cgg cgc ttc cgg tcc caa aat ggc agc tta gga tca 144 Asp Phe Tyr Met Arg Arg Phe Arg Ser Gln Asn Gly Ser Leu Gly Ser 35 40 45 tca gtt atg gct cct gta gga ccc ccc cga agt gaa ggt tct cac cat 192 Ser Val Met Ala Pro Val Gly Pro Pro Arg Ser Glu Gly Ser His His 50 55 60 ata acc tca acc ccc gga gtc cca aaa atg ggg gta agg gca agg att 240 Ile Thr Ser Thr Pro Gly Val Pro Lys Met Gly Val Arg Ala Arg Ile 65 70 75 80 gca gat tgg ccc cca aga aag gaa aac ata aaa gaa tct agc cgt tca 288 Ala Asp Trp Pro Pro Arg Lys Glu Asn Ile Lys Glu Ser Ser Arg Ser 85 90 95 agc cag gaa ata gaa acc tca agt tgc ctt gat agc ctg tcc tcc aaa 336 Ser Gln Glu Ile Glu Thr Ser Ser Cys Leu Asp Ser Leu Ser Ser Lys 100 105 110 agc agt cct gtg agt cag gga agt tct gtt agc ctc aat tcc aat gac 384 Ser Ser Pro Val Ser Gln Gly Ser Ser Val Ser Leu Asn Ser Asn Asp 115 120 125 tca gcc atg ctg aaa agc ata cag aac acg ctg aaa aac aag aca aga 432 Ser Ala Met Leu Lys Ser Ile Gln Asn Thr Leu Lys Asn Lys Thr Arg 130 135 140 ccg tcg gag aac atg gac tcc aga ttt ctc atg cct gaa gcc tac ccc 480 Pro Ser Glu Asn Met Asp Ser Arg Phe Leu Met Pro Glu Ala Tyr Pro 145 150 155 160 agc tcc ccc aga aaa gct ctt cgc aga ata cgc cag cga agc aac agt 528 Ser Ser Pro Arg Lys Ala Leu Arg Arg Ile Arg Gln Arg Ser Asn Ser 165 170 175 gat atc acc ata agt gaa ctt gat gtg gat agc ttt gat gaa tgt atc 576 Asp Ile Thr Ile Ser Glu Leu Asp Val Asp Ser Phe Asp Glu Cys Ile 180 185 190 tca cct aca tac aag act gga cca tca ctg cac agg gaa tat ggt agc 624 Ser Pro Thr Tyr Lys Thr Gly Pro Ser Leu His Arg Glu Tyr Gly Ser 195 200 205 aca tct tca att gat aaa cag gga aca tct gga gaa agc ttt ttt gat 672 Thr Ser Ser Ile Asp Lys Gln Gly Thr Ser Gly Glu Ser Phe Phe Asp 210 215 220 ttg tta aag ggc tac aaa gat gac aaa tct gat cga ggt cca act cca 720 Leu Leu Lys Gly Tyr Lys Asp Asp Lys Ser Asp Arg Gly Pro Thr Pro 225 230 235 240 acc aag ctc agt gac ttt ctc att act ggt ggt ggc aag ggt tct ggt 768 Thr Lys Leu Ser Asp Phe Leu Ile Thr Gly Gly Gly Lys Gly Ser Gly 245 250 255 ttc tct ttg gat gta ata gac ggg cct atc tca cag aga gag aac ctc 816 Phe Ser Leu Asp Val Ile Asp Gly Pro Ile Ser Gln Arg Glu Asn Leu 260 265 270 agg ctt ttt aag gaa agg gaa aaa cca ctc aag cga cgt tca aaa tct 864 Arg Leu Phe Lys Glu Arg Glu Lys Pro Leu Lys Arg Arg Ser Lys Ser 275 280 285 gaa act gga gac tcc tct att ttt cgt aaa ttg cgc aat gcc aaa ggt 912 Glu Thr Gly Asp Ser Ser Ile Phe Arg Lys Leu Arg Asn Ala Lys Gly 290 295 300 gaa gaa ctt ggg aag tca tca gat ctt gaa gat aac cga tca gaa gac 960 Glu Glu Leu Gly Lys Ser Ser Asp Leu Glu Asp Asn Arg Ser Glu Asp 305 310 315 320 tct gtc agg ccc tgg aca tgt cca aag tgc ttt gcc cac tat gat gtc 1008 Ser Val Arg Pro Trp Thr Cys Pro Lys Cys Phe Ala His Tyr Asp Val 325 330 335 cag agt ata tta ttt gat ttg aat gag gca att atg aac agg cac aat 1056 Gln Ser Ile Leu Phe Asp Leu Asn Glu Ala Ile Met Asn Arg His Asn 340 345 350 gtt att aag agg aga aac acc acc act gga gct tcc gca gct gcc gtg 1104 Val Ile Lys Arg Arg Asn Thr Thr Thr Gly Ala Ser Ala Ala Ala Val 355 360 365 gca tcc ttg gtc tct gga cct ctg tct cat tca gcc agt ttt agc tcc 1152 Ala Ser Leu Val Ser Gly Pro Leu Ser His Ser Ala Ser Phe Ser Ser 370 375 380 cca atg ggc agc aca gag gac ctg aat tcc aaa gga agc ctc agc atg 1200 Pro Met Gly Ser Thr Glu Asp Leu Asn Ser Lys Gly Ser Leu Ser Met 385 390 395 400 gac cag gga gat gat aaa agc aat gag ctt gta atg agc tgt cca tat 1248 Asp Gln Gly Asp Asp Lys Ser Asn Glu Leu Val Met Ser Cys Pro Tyr 405 410 415 ttt cgg aat gag ata ggt gga gaa ggg gag agg aaa atc agc ctt tca 1296 Phe Arg Asn Glu Ile Gly Gly Glu Gly Glu Arg Lys Ile Ser Leu Ser 420 425 430 aaa tca aat tct ggc tcc ttt agt gga tgt gaa agt gcc tcc ttt gag 1344 Lys Ser Asn Ser Gly Ser Phe Ser Gly Cys Glu Ser Ala Ser Phe Glu 435 440 445 tct acc ctt agt tcc cat tgc aca aat gca gga gtg gca gta ctt gaa 1392 Ser Thr Leu Ser Ser His Cys Thr Asn Ala Gly Val Ala Val Leu Glu 450 455 460 gtg ccc aag gag aac ttg gtg ttg cac cta gat aga gtg aaa aga tac 1440 Val Pro Lys Glu Asn Leu Val Leu His Leu Asp Arg Val Lys Arg Tyr 465 470 475 480 atc gtg gaa cac gta gat ctg ggt gca tac tat tat aga aaa ttt ttc 1488 Ile Val Glu His Val Asp Leu Gly Ala Tyr Tyr Tyr Arg Lys Phe Phe 485 490 495 tac cag aag gaa cac tgg aac tat ttt ggg gct gat gag aat ctt ggt 1536 Tyr Gln Lys Glu His Trp Asn Tyr Phe Gly Ala Asp Glu Asn Leu Gly 500 505 510 cca gtg gct gtg agc att cga agg gaa aaa cca gat gaa atg aaa gaa 1584 Pro Val Ala Val Ser Ile Arg Arg Glu Lys Pro Asp Glu Met Lys Glu 515 520 525 aat gga tct ccg tac aac tac cga ata att ttt aga act agt gag ctc 1632 Asn Gly Ser Pro Tyr Asn Tyr Arg Ile Ile Phe Arg Thr Ser Glu Leu 530 535 540 atg aca ctg aga ggt tcg gtc ctg gag gac gcc att ccg tcg aca gcc 1680 Met Thr Leu Arg Gly Ser Val Leu Glu Asp Ala Ile Pro Ser Thr Ala 545 550 555 560 aag cac tcg aca gcc aga ggc ctg cct ctc aaa gaa gtg ctg gag cac 1728 Lys His Ser Thr Ala Arg Gly Leu Pro Leu Lys Glu Val Leu Glu His 565 570 575 gtg gtt cct gag ctc aat gtc cag tgc ctg cgg ttg gcc ttc aac aca 1776 Val Val Pro Glu Leu Asn Val Gln Cys Leu Arg Leu Ala Phe Asn Thr 580 585 590 ccc aag gtc aca gag cag ctc atg aaa ctg gat gaa caa ggg ctg aac 1824 Pro Lys Val Thr Glu Gln Leu Met Lys Leu Asp Glu Gln Gly Leu Asn 595 600 605 tac cag cag aaa gta ggc atc atg tac tgc aaa gct gga cag agc act 1872 Tyr Gln Gln Lys Val Gly Ile Met Tyr Cys Lys Ala Gly Gln Ser Thr 610 615 620 gaa gaa gag atg tac aac aat gag tca gct ggc cca gcc ttt gaa gaa 1920 Glu Glu Glu Met Tyr Asn Asn Glu Ser Ala Gly Pro Ala Phe Glu Glu 625 630 635 640 ttc ctt caa cta ttg gga gag cga gtt cgg ctc aaa gga ttt gag aag 1968 Phe Leu Gln Leu Leu Gly Glu Arg Val Arg Leu Lys Gly Phe Glu Lys 645 650 655 tat cga gca cag ctt gat acc aaa act gac tcc act gga acc cat tct 2016 Tyr Arg Ala Gln Leu Asp Thr Lys Thr Asp Ser Thr Gly Thr His Ser 660 665 670 ctg tac aca aca tac aaa gat tat gaa att atg ttc cat gtt tct acc 2064 Leu Tyr Thr Thr Tyr Lys Asp Tyr Glu Ile Met Phe His Val Ser Thr 675 680 685 atg ctg cca tac aca ccc aac aac aaa caa cag ctc ctg agg aag cgg 2112 Met Leu Pro Tyr Thr Pro Asn Asn Lys Gln Gln Leu Leu Arg Lys Arg 690 695 700 cac att gga aat gat atc gta aca att gtt ttc caa gag cct gga gca 2160 His Ile Gly Asn Asp Ile Val Thr Ile Val Phe Gln Glu Pro Gly Ala 705 710 715 720 cag cca ttc agc cca aaa aac atc cga tcc cac ttc cag cac gtt ttc 2208 Gln Pro Phe Ser Pro Lys Asn Ile Arg Ser His Phe Gln His Val Phe 725 730 735 gtc atc gtc agg gtg cac aat ccg tgc tct gac agt gtc tgt tat agt 2256 Val Ile Val Arg Val His Asn Pro Cys Ser Asp Ser Val Cys Tyr Ser 740 745 750 gtg gct gtt acc agg tcc aga gat gtg cct tcc ttt ggg cct ccc att 2304 Val Ala Val Thr Arg Ser Arg Asp Val Pro Ser Phe Gly Pro Pro Ile 755 760 765 cct aaa ggg gtc act ttc cct aag tca aat gtg ttc agg gac ttc ctt 2352 Pro Lys Gly Val Thr Phe Pro Lys Ser Asn Val Phe Arg Asp Phe Leu 770 775 780 ttg gcg aaa gtg att aat gca gaa aat gct gct cat aaa tcg gag aag 2400 Leu Ala Lys Val Ile Asn Ala Glu Asn Ala Ala His Lys Ser Glu Lys 785 790 795 800 ttt cgg gcc atg gca act cgg acc cgc cag gaa tac ctg aaa gat ctg 2448 Phe Arg Ala Met Ala Thr Arg Thr Arg Gln Glu Tyr Leu Lys Asp Leu 805 810 815 gca gaa aag aat gtc acc aac acc cct atc gac cct tct ggc aag ttt 2496 Ala Glu Lys Asn Val Thr Asn Thr Pro Ile Asp Pro Ser Gly Lys Phe 820 825 830 ccg ttc atc tct ctg gct tcc aag aag aag gaa aag tct aag cca tat 2544 Pro Phe Ile Ser Leu Ala Ser Lys Lys Lys Glu Lys Ser Lys Pro Tyr 835 840 845 cca gga gcc gag ctc agc agc atg ggg gcc att gta tgg gca gtc cgg 2592 Pro Gly Ala Glu Leu Ser Ser Met Gly Ala Ile Val Trp Ala Val Arg 850 855 860 gct gaa gac tac aac aag gcc atg gaa cta gac tgc ctt tta ggg atc 2640 Ala Glu Asp Tyr Asn Lys Ala Met Glu Leu Asp Cys Leu Leu Gly Ile 865 870 875 880 tcc aat gag ttc att gtg ctc att gaa cag gaa aca aag agc gtg gtc 2688 Ser Asn Glu Phe Ile Val Leu Ile Glu Gln Glu Thr Lys Ser Val Val 885 890 895 ttc aat tgt tcc tgt aga gat gtg ata ggg tgg act tca act gac acc 2736 Phe Asn Cys Ser Cys Arg Asp Val Ile Gly Trp Thr Ser Thr Asp Thr 900 905 910 agc ctc aaa atc ttc tat gaa cga gga gaa tgt gtt tca gtg ggt agt 2784 Ser Leu Lys Ile Phe Tyr Glu Arg Gly Glu Cys Val Ser Val Gly Ser 915 920 925 ttt att aac att gag gag atc aaa gag att gtc aaa agg ttg cag ttt 2832 Phe Ile Asn Ile Glu Glu Ile Lys Glu Ile Val Lys Arg Leu Gln Phe 930 935 940 gtt tca aaa ggc tgt gaa tcg gtg gag atg act ctg cga aga aat ggg 2880 Val Ser Lys Gly Cys Glu Ser Val Glu Met Thr Leu Arg Arg Asn Gly 945 950 955 960 cta gga cag ctt ggc ttc cat gtc aac tat gag ggc att gtg gcg gat 2928 Leu Gly Gln Leu Gly Phe His Val Asn Tyr Glu Gly Ile Val Ala Asp 965 970 975 gtg gag ccc tac ggt tat gcc tgg cag gca ggg ctg agg cag ggc agt 2976 Val Glu Pro Tyr Gly Tyr Ala Trp Gln Ala Gly Leu Arg Gln Gly Ser 980 985 990 cgc ctg gtg gag atc tgc aag gtg gcg gta gcc act ctg agc cat gag 3024 Arg Leu Val Glu Ile Cys Lys Val Ala Val Ala Thr Leu Ser His Glu 995 1000 1005 cag atg atc gac ctc ctg aga aca tct gtc acg gtg aag gtt gtc atc 3072 Gln Met Ile Asp Leu Leu Arg Thr Ser Val Thr Val Lys Val Val Ile 1010 1015 1020 att ccc ccg cat gat gac tgc acc ccg cgg agg agt tgc tct gaa acc 3120 Ile Pro Pro His Asp Asp Cys Thr Pro Arg Arg Ser Cys Ser Glu Thr 1025 1030 1035 1040 tac cgc atg cca gtg atg gag tac aaa atg aat gaa ggt gtt tca tac 3168 Tyr Arg Met Pro Val Met Glu Tyr Lys Met Asn Glu Gly Val Ser Tyr 1045 1050 1055 gaa ttc aag ttt ccc ttc cga aat aat aac aag tgg cag agg aac gcc 3216 Glu Phe Lys Phe Pro Phe Arg Asn Asn Asn Lys Trp Gln Arg Asn Ala 1060 1065 1070 agc aag ggg cct cat tca cct caa gtc ccg tcc cag gtg cag agt ccc 3264 Ser Lys Gly Pro His Ser Pro Gln Val Pro Ser Gln Val Gln Ser Pro 1075 1080 1085 atg acc tcg cgg ctg aat gct gga aaa gga gat ggg aag atg cct cct 3312 Met Thr Ser Arg Leu Asn Ala Gly Lys Gly Asp Gly Lys Met Pro Pro 1090 1095 1100 cca gaa aga gcc gcc aac atc cct cga agc atc tcc agt gac ggg cgc 3360 Pro Glu Arg Ala Ala Asn Ile Pro Arg Ser Ile Ser Ser Asp Gly Arg 1105 1110 1115 1120 cca cta gag agg cgg ctg tct cct ggt tcg gac atc tat gtg acg gtc 3408 Pro Leu Glu Arg Arg Leu Ser Pro Gly Ser Asp Ile Tyr Val Thr Val 1125 1130 1135 tca tcc atg gct tta gca aga tcc cag tgt cgg aac tct cct agc aac 3456 Ser Ser Met Ala Leu Ala Arg Ser Gln Cys Arg Asn Ser Pro Ser Asn 1140 1145 1150 ttg tct tca tcc agt gat act ggt tct gtg ggg ggc act tac agg cag 3504 Leu Ser Ser Ser Ser Asp Thr Gly Ser Val Gly Gly Thr Tyr Arg Gln 1155 1160 1165 aag tcc atg ccc gaa ggg ttt gga gtg agc cgt aga tcc cca gcc tcc 3552 Lys Ser Met Pro Glu Gly Phe Gly Val Ser Arg Arg Ser Pro Ala Ser 1170 1175 1180 att gac agg cag aac acc cag tca gat att ggt ggc agc gga aaa tcc 3600 Ile Asp Arg Gln Asn Thr Gln Ser Asp Ile Gly Gly Ser Gly Lys Ser 1185 1190 1195 1200 acg cct agc tgg caa aga agt gag gat agc att gct gac cag atg gag 3648 Thr Pro Ser Trp Gln Arg Ser Glu Asp Ser Ile Ala Asp Gln Met Glu 1205 1210 1215 cca aca tgc cat ctc cca gca gta tca aag gta ctg cca gct ttc cga 3696 Pro Thr Cys His Leu Pro Ala Val Ser Lys Val Leu Pro Ala Phe Arg 1220 1225 1230 gag agc ccc agt ggg aga tta atg cgg cag gat cca gtg gtt cat ttg 3744 Glu Ser Pro Ser Gly Arg Leu Met Arg Gln Asp Pro Val Val His Leu 1235 1240 1245 tct cca aac aaa caa ggg cat tct gat agc cac tac tcg agc cac tcc 3792 Ser Pro Asn Lys Gln Gly His Ser Asp Ser His Tyr Ser Ser His Ser 1250 1255 1260 agt agc aat act ctc tcc agc aat gcg tca agt gcc cat agt gat gag 3840 Ser Ser Asn Thr Leu Ser Ser Asn Ala Ser Ser Ala His Ser Asp Glu 1265 1270 1275 1280 aag tgg tac gat ggg gac cgc aca gaa tcc gaa ctc aac agc tat aac 3888 Lys Trp Tyr Asp Gly Asp Arg Thr Glu Ser Glu Leu Asn Ser Tyr Asn 1285 1290 1295 tat ctg caa ggc acc tct gct gac agt ggc att gac acc acc tct tat 3936 Tyr Leu Gln Gly Thr Ser Ala Asp Ser Gly Ile Asp Thr Thr Ser Tyr 1300 1305 1310 ggc ccc agc cac ggc agc aca gcc tcg ctg ggg gct gcc aca tcg tca 3984 Gly Pro Ser His Gly Ser Thr Ala Ser Leu Gly Ala Ala Thr Ser Ser 1315 1320 1325 cct cgc tca ggg cca ggc aag gag aaa gtg gca ccc cta tgg cac agc 4032 Pro Arg Ser Gly Pro Gly Lys Glu Lys Val Ala Pro Leu Trp His Ser 1330 1335 1340 tcc agt gaa gta atc tcc atg gca gat cgg act ttg gag aca gag agc 4080 Ser Ser Glu Val Ile Ser Met Ala Asp Arg Thr Leu Glu Thr Glu Ser 1345 1350 1355 1360 cac ggc ctg gac cgg aaa aca gag tct tcc ctg agc tta gac ata cac 4128 His Gly Leu Asp Arg Lys Thr Glu Ser Ser Leu Ser Leu Asp Ile His 1365 1370 1375 agc aag agc caa gcc ggc tcg acc cct ctg aca agg gag aac agc acc 4176 Ser Lys Ser Gln Ala Gly Ser Thr Pro Leu Thr Arg Glu Asn Ser Thr 1380 1385 1390 ttc agt ata aac gat gct gct tcc cac aca agt acc atg agc tcc cga 4224 Phe Ser Ile Asn Asp Ala Ala Ser His Thr Ser Thr Met Ser Ser Arg 1395 1400 1405 cac tct gcc agc cca gtg gtt ttc acc agt gcc cgg agt tca cct aaa 4272 His Ser Ala Ser Pro Val Val Phe Thr Ser Ala Arg Ser Ser Pro Lys 1410 1415 1420 gaa gag ctt cat cca gct gcc ccc tca cag ctc gca cca tcc ttc tcc 4320 Glu Glu Leu His Pro Ala Ala Pro Ser Gln Leu Ala Pro Ser Phe Ser 1425 1430 1435 1440 tcc tct tcc tcc tcc tcc tct ggt cct agg agt ttt tac cct cgc cag 4368 Ser Ser Ser Ser Ser Ser Ser Gly Pro Arg Ser Phe Tyr Pro Arg Gln 1445 1450 1455 ggc gct act agc aag tac ctg att gga tgg aaa aaa ccc gaa gga acc 4416 Gly Ala Thr Ser Lys Tyr Leu Ile Gly Trp Lys Lys Pro Glu Gly Thr 1460 1465 1470 ata aac tcc gtg gga ttt atg gac acg aga aag cgt cat cag agc gat 4464 Ile Asn Ser Val Gly Phe Met Asp Thr Arg Lys Arg His Gln Ser Asp 1475 1480 1485 ggc aat gaa ata gcc cac acc agg ctg cgt gcc tca acc aga gac ctc 4512 Gly Asn Glu Ile Ala His Thr Arg Leu Arg Ala Ser Thr Arg Asp Leu 1490 1495 1500 cgg gca tct cct aag cca acc tcc aag tcc acc att gaa gaa gat cta 4560 Arg Ala Ser Pro Lys Pro Thr Ser Lys Ser Thr Ile Glu Glu Asp Leu 1505 1510 1515 1520 aag aaa cta att gat ctt gaa agc cca act cct gaa tca cag aag agt 4608 Lys Lys Leu Ile Asp Leu Glu Ser Pro Thr Pro Glu Ser Gln Lys Ser 1525 1530 1535 ttt aag ttc cac gca ctc tcc tct cct cag tct cct ttc ccc agc acc 4656 Phe Lys Phe His Ala Leu Ser Ser Pro Gln Ser Pro Phe Pro Ser Thr 1540 1545 1550 ccc acc tca cgg cgg gcc ttg cac aga aca ctg tcg gac gag agc att 4704 Pro Thr Ser Arg Arg Ala Leu His Arg Thr Leu Ser Asp Glu Ser Ile 1555 1560 1565 tac aat agc cag agg gag cac ttt ttc acc tcc agg gcg tca ctt ctg 4752 Tyr Asn Ser Gln Arg Glu His Phe Phe Thr Ser Arg Ala Ser Leu Leu 1570 1575 1580 gac caa gcc ctg ccc aac gac gtc ctc ttc agt agc acg tac cct tct 4800 Asp Gln Ala Leu Pro Asn Asp Val Leu Phe Ser Ser Thr Tyr Pro Ser 1585 1590 1595 1600 ctc ccc aag tcg ctc ccg ttg agg agg cct tct tac acc tta gga atg 4848 Leu Pro Lys Ser Leu Pro Leu Arg Arg Pro Ser Tyr Thr Leu Gly Met 1605 1610 1615 aaa tcg ctg cat gga gag ttc tca gcc tcg gac agc tcc ctc act gac 4896 Lys Ser Leu His Gly Glu Phe Ser Ala Ser Asp Ser Ser Leu Thr Asp 1620 1625 1630 atc cag gag acc cgc agg cag cct atg ccc gac cct ggc ctg atg ccc 4944 Ile Gln Glu Thr Arg Arg Gln Pro Met Pro Asp Pro Gly Leu Met Pro 1635 1640 1645 ctg cct gac act gct gca gac ttg gat tgg tcc aac ctg gta gat gct 4992 Leu Pro Asp Thr Ala Ala Asp Leu Asp Trp Ser Asn Leu Val Asp Ala 1650 1655 1660 gcc aaa gcc tat gag gtc cag aga gcc tca ttt ttt gct gct agt gat 5040 Ala Lys Ala Tyr Glu Val Gln Arg Ala Ser Phe Phe Ala Ala Ser Asp 1665 1670 1675 1680 gaa aac cat cgc ccc ttg agt gct gca tcc aac agt gat cag ctg gag 5088 Glu Asn His Arg Pro Leu Ser Ala Ala Ser Asn Ser Asp Gln Leu Glu 1685 1690 1695 gac cag gct ctg gcc cag atg aag cct tac agc agc agt aaa gac tcc 5136 Asp Gln Ala Leu Ala Gln Met Lys Pro Tyr Ser Ser Ser Lys Asp Ser 1700 1705 1710 tct ccc act ctg gct tct aaa gtg gac cag ctg gaa ggt atg ctg aag 5184 Ser Pro Thr Leu Ala Ser Lys Val Asp Gln Leu Glu Gly Met Leu Lys 1715 1720 1725 atg ctt cgg gaa gat ttg aag aag gaa aaa gaa gac aaa gct cac ctt 5232 Met Leu Arg Glu Asp Leu Lys Lys Glu Lys Glu Asp Lys Ala His Leu 1730 1735 1740 cag gcg gag gtg cag cac ctg cga gag gac aac ctg agg cta cag gag 5280 Gln Ala Glu Val Gln His Leu Arg Glu Asp Asn Leu Arg Leu Gln Glu 1745 1750 1755 1760 gag tcc cag aac gcc tcg gac aag ctg aag aag ttc aca gaa tgg gtc 5328 Glu Ser Gln Asn Ala Ser Asp Lys Leu Lys Lys Phe Thr Glu Trp Val 1765 1770 1775 ttc aac acc ata gac atg agc 5349 Phe Asn Thr Ile Asp Met Ser 1780 7 14 DNA Homo sapiens 7 gacggaacag cttc 14 8 13 DNA Homo sapiens 8 tgcgtctggt tct 13 

1. A pharmaceutical composition comprising a polynucleotide encoding a TGAP7 protein or a biologically active fragment thereof comprising a nucleic acid molecule selected from the group consisting of (i) DNA sequences comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding the amino acid sequence depicted in SEQ ID NO: 2 or 4; (ii) DNA sequences comprising the nucleotide sequence depicted in SEQ ID NO:1 or 3; (iii) DNA sequences comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding a fragment or derivative of the protein encoded by the DNA sequence of (i) or (ii); (iv) DNA sequences the complementary strand of which hybridizes with and which is at least 70% identical to the polynucleotide as defined in any one of (i) to (iii); and (v) DNA sequences the nucleotide of which is degenerate to the nucleotide sequence of a DNA sequence of any one of (i) to (iv).
 2. A pharmaceutical composition comprising a nucleic acid molecule of at least 15 nucleotides in length hybridizing specifically with a polynucleotide of claim 1 or with a complementary strand thereof
 3. A pharmaceutical composition comprising a vector comprising the polynucleotide as defined in claim 1 or
 2. 4. A pharmaceutical composition comprising a vector as defined in claim 3, wherein said polynucleotide or nucleic acid molecule is operably linked to regulatory sequences allowing for the transcription and optionally expression of said nucleic acid molecule.
 5. A pharmaceutical composition comprising a host cell containing a polynucleotide as defined in claim 1 or 2 or a vector as defined in claim 3 or
 4. 6. A pharmaceutical composition comprising a TGAP7 protein or (a) biologically active fragment(s) thereof encoded by the nucleic acid molecule as defined in claim
 1. 7. A pharmaceutical composition comprising an antibody specifically recognizing the protein as defined in claim
 6. 8. A pharmaceutical composition comprising an antisense construct capable of inhibiting the expression of a polynucleotide as defined in claim
 1. 9. The pharmaceutical composition of any one of claims 1 to 8 for use in cell, tissue or organ transplantation, for the treatment of autoimmune, allergic or infectious diseases, or for the treatment of tumors.
 10. A diagnostic composition comprising a polynucleotide as defined in claim 1 or 2, a vector as defined in claim 3 or 4, a cell as defined in claim 5, a protein as defined in claim 6, an antibody as defined in claim 7 or an antisense construct as defined in claim 8; and, optionally, suitable means for detection.
 11. A method of diagnosing a pathological condition or a susceptibility to a pathological condition in a subject related to a disorder in the immune system comprising: (a) determining the presence or absence of a mutation in the polynucleotide as defined in claim 1; and (b) diagnosing a pathological condition or a susceptibility to a pathological condition based on the presence or absence of said mutation.
 12. A method of diagnosing a pathological condition or a susceptibility to a pathological condition in a subject related to a disorder in the immune system comprising: (a) determining the presence or amount of expression of the protein as defined in claim 6 in a biological sample; and (b) diagnosing a pathological condition or a susceptibility to a pathological condition based on the presence or amount of expression of the protein.
 13. A method for identifying a binding partner to a TGAP7 protein comprising: (a) contacting a protein as defined in claim 6 with a compound to be screened; and (b) determining whether the compound effects an activity of the protein.
 14. A method for identifying leucocyte activating or co-stimulating compounds or for identifying inhibitors of leucocyte activation and stimulation comprising (a) culturing leucocytes, lymphocytes or monocytes in the presence of the protein as defined in claim 6, the antibody as defined in claim 7, the cell as defined in claim 5 and/or the antisense construct as defined in claim 8; and, optionally, in the presence of a component capable of providing a detectable signal in response to leucocyte proliferation, with a compound to be screened under conditions permitting interaction of the compound with the (poly)peptide, antibody or cell(s); and (b) detecting the presence or absence of a signal generated from the interaction of the compound with the cells.
 15. A method for the production of a pharmaceutical compositions comprising the steps of the method of claims 13 and 14 and formulating and, optionally, synthesizing the compound identified in step (b) in a pharmaceutically acceptable form.
 16. A method for determining the status of an immune response comprising analyzing the presence of the polynucleotide as defined in claim 1 or the protein as defined in claim
 6. 17. Use of the polynucleotide as defined in claim 1 or 2, the vector as defined in claim 2 or 3, the protein as defined in claim 6, the cell as defined in claim 5, the antisense construct of claim 8 the antibody as defined in claim 9, or the compound identified according to the method of any one of claims 13 and 14 for the preparation of a composition for diagnosing or the treatment of acute and chronic diseases, involving T cell activation and Th1 and Th2 immune response, for the treatment of acute and chronic rejection of allo-and xeno organ transplants and bone marrow transplantation, for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, lupus erythramatodes, multiple sklerosis, encephalitis, vasculitis, diabetes mellitus, pancreatitis, gastritis, thyroiditis, for the treatment of maligne disorders of T, B or NK cells, for the treatment of asthma, lepramatosis, Helicobacter pylori associated gastritis or for the treatment of skin tumors, adrenal tumors or lung tumors, wound healing, growth disorders, inflammatory and/or infectious diseases.
 18. Use of a polynucleotide as defined in claim 1 or the antibody as defined in claim 7 for the detection of leucocyte activation.
 19. Use of claim 18, wherein said leucocyte is a B cell, T cell, NK cell and/or monocyte.
 20. A method for the treatment of a disease, disorder or condition as defined in claim 17 which comprises administering to a cell, tissue, organ or subject an effective amount of a compound capable of suppressing TGAP7 activity.
 21. The method of claim 20, wherein said compound is capable of inhibiting the proliferation of PHA activated T-cell-lymphocytes.
 22. The method of claim 20 or 21 wherein said compound is a TGAP7 antisense molecule, an anti-TGAP7 antibody, a peptide or peptide mimetic of TGAP7 protein, or a ligand, substrate or binding partner of TGAP7. 